apj kalam poems

7/25/2019 APJ Kalam Poems

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Poetries by Dr. A P J Abdul Kamal

Our mission is water

My mother called me Blue Nile

I am also named by mother White Nile

When we grew and grew we askedh mother! h mother

"ell us! why did you name us Nile

ur mothers said lo#ingly

h our children

$ou tra#el and tra#el

%ross mountains! &orests and #alleys

"housands o& miles! enriching nine countries

you reach Khartoum

you Blue and White Niles con&luence with a mission'od has commanded you to gi#e a message

you gi#e a beauti&ul message

When we ri#ers con&luence

h humanity why not your hearts con&luence

And you blossom with ha((iness.

Prayer for departed children of Kumbakonam

h dear little ones) h dear little ones)

*or you! (arents had glorious dreams )

And you were all immersed in your own dreams

$et! Agni engul&ed you and all o& those dreams

"aking you to Almighty+s di#ine (resence

,sually! de(arted old (arents are buried by sons

Whereas! Kumbakonam! saw a sad scene)

%rying (arents burying their little ones))

h Almighty) show $our grace on those little ones

And kee( them all in "hy -oliest Presence))

h Almighty) bless those (arents wilting in grie&

"o ha#e the strength to bear this great loss

May "hy com(assion and grace (er#ade all souls

And bring down the (ain and wi(e away the tears

h Almighty) show $our grace on those little ones.

My dear Soldiers

h) De&enders o& borders$ou are great sons o& my land

When we are all aslee(


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$ou still hold on to your deed

Windy season or snowy days

r scorching sun+s sweltering rays

$ou are there guarding all the time awake

"reading the lonely e(anses as yogis

%limbing the heights or striding the #alleysDe&ending the deserts or guarding the marshes

/ur#eillance in seas and by securing the air

Prime o& your youth gi#en to the nation))

Wind chimes o& my land #ibrate your &eat

We (ray &or you bra#e men))

May the 0ord bless you all))

Village Development is key to Nation Development

akhi

Day is

ighteous

Day

"his &ull

moon day

our hearts

are in brim

*eeling o&

&aith and

serenity in

mind.

We light

the lam(s

and our

hears glow

1adiance

o&

ha((iness and (eace are in &low.

-armonious homes are like streams o& 2oy

*lowing and &lourishing the landsca(e en route.

Nobility in heart and character in deed

1ighteous homes alone make a beauti&ul /tate.

/isters will tie the thread on the brothers

Abiding them to do only what is right and clean.

Put the Kumkum and blessed rice on the head

Where will dwell right thoughts and noble action


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!uru Prakasham

Many many years ago our 'urus lit the lam(

And the Prakasham was born carrying (ower o& the soul

"his light o& truth on the lands o& &i#e ri#ersIt orbited and orbited around the sun

Along with the earth that carried it as sindhur

"his earthly Prakasham is so (ower&ul

& human+s uni#ersal message o& one 'od

*our hundred orbits gone in no time

"he great Prakasham has e#en out3glowed the /un

As it orbits all around the sun! e#en sun bows in enhanced re#erence

And salutes the earth! &or all that it carries

"he 'reatest Prakasham o& 'uru 'ranth /ahib

Soaring Dream

*abulous air show o& Paris in motion

My thought too in &light and yearns &or my Nation

When will the (lanes designed in my land

Pierce the sky as lightening in action

And grace&ully land as angels in &ull boom

All to the en#y o& s(ellbound s(ectators

$es we can ))

When we are united in action and addicted to deeds

/ky can4t be limit &or my nation in action ))

Dream


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"he Vision

I climbed and climbed

Where is the (eak! my 0ord5

I (loughed and (loughed!

Where is the knowledge treasure! my 0ord5

I sailed and sailed!

Where is the island o& (eace! my 0ord5

Almighty! bless my nation

With #ision and sweat resulting into ha((iness

"he Vision #"amil$


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% am the

%ndian

Ocean

/urge o&my wa#es

and their

mystical

themes

6mbracing

Bombay

and Dar3es

in hold

We allbelong to

the cradle

o& earth

/ame human ci#ili7ation (er#ades us all

'enerations o& li&e in these lands were like wa#es

1ising and &alling and melting in time baobabs and

Banyans stood witness to these cycles

Bondage o& sla#ery and &oreigners yoke

Are gone with the (ast and (ower now to (eo(le'andhi2i and Nyerere4s nobility and soul strength

'ot thy the &reedom! and now you ha#e a mission

6nlightened youths! now you ha#e to sweat

*or making thy (eo(le (ros(erous and ha((y

*or ye are the greatest ho(e! &or this (art o& globe

&omage to 'arnatic Music Doyen (ate M S Subbulakshmi


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"he (ife

"ree

h! my

human

race!

-ow! we

were born!

In the

,ni#erse

o& near

in&inity!

Are we

alone5

I was

seeking

answer &or

the great

8uestion

o&

creation!

weighing

hea#y

My mind as I am in se#entieth orbit

Around sun! my little habitat! the star

Where my race li#ing! li#ed billions o& years

And will li#e billions o& years! till the sun shines.

"his is the millennium 9uestion o& humanity!

And sought the hel( o& our creator.

n the e#ent&ul day! I was &lying

"he earth below me! the human habitat

:anished in the white ri#er o& cloud!

/ilent! turbulent &ree e#erywhere the di#ine

/(lendour re&lecting.

n the abo#e! the &ull moon with its magni&icent might!

My heart melted! my &riend co3(assenger

:idyasagar 2oined in the hea#enly dis(lay.

"he beauty entered into our soul

And blossomed ha((iness into our mind and body.

We the humanity bowed to the hea#enly answer!

We are not alone! billion o& billion li#es

& #arious &orms s(ring in the (lanets o&


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'alay a&ter galaies.

"hen the dawn o& di#ine message.

"here was the di#ine echo in the &ull moon night

*rom my creator.

/haken! bewildered and wondered"he echo engul&ed me and my race

;$ou! the human race is the best o& my creation

$ou will li#e and li#e.

$ou gi#e and gi#e till you are united!

In human ha((iness and (ain.

My bliss will be born in you

0o#e is the mission o& humanity!

$ou will see e#ery day in 0i&e "ree

$ou learn and learnMy best o& creations.;

Beauti&ul morning it was!

/un radiating! dri#ing away the clouds

Parrots and Kokilas were at their musical &light

We the yellow hea#en grou( entered

*lower garden o& Asiad

1oses were in their s(lendour

1adiating beauty in White and %rimson

Bowing to the dawn o& sunWe walked and walked! our &eet on the green

Meadow gi#ing #el#et touch!

%hildren somewhere ringing in unison in their innocence

Peacocks in the background gi#ing beauti&ul dis(lay.

"here was a ma2estic scence o& 0i&e "ree

%luster o& tall and straight Nag Phali gro#e

,ndaunted to the sun rays direction

Multi layered! each &lower (lant bubbling with li&e!We a((roached #ery close to the ha((y (lants

Astonished to see the nature5s wonder.

Bottom layers ha#e shed the &lower all around the sand

Whereas mid layer &lower blossomed

In number to the magni&icence

Per&ume radiating! beauty all around

-oney bees &illing the &lower bed! mutual lo#e &lowing

Intoicated with the scene! we looked at the to( layer

1ing o& the buds about to blossomAnd new layers at their birth.


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Again the great di#ine echo enters all around us

*lowers blossom! radiate beauty and s(read (er&ume

And gi#e honey. n the e#e o& li&e

*lowers silently &all to the earth! they belong.

h my creation this is mission o& human li&e

$ou are born! li#e li&e o& gi#ingAnd bond the human li&e

$our mission is the 0i&e "ree.

My blessings to you my creation.

h my human race)

0et+s sing the song o& creation.

Me and my &riend Pro&. :idyasagar tra#elled together by air between -yderabad and Delhi. ur

(lane &lew through the sky surrounded by milky white clouds. "he grand scene mo#ed our souls."herea&ter! when we were walking at the Asiad :illage %om(le! the layers o& branches and &lowers

o& Nag(hali tree soaked our souls with a di#ine e(erience. I was (ro#oked into writing +0i&e "ree+.

ock )alls

/ome build rock walls all their li#es!

When they die miles o& walls di#ide them.

thers build rock walls! one rock on another!

And< then build a terrace! where they (ray &or lo#e.

$et others build walls to enclose orchards!

6ndea#ouring to &ind ways to &ul&ill hunger.

A &ew others build rock walls 3 to make a home!

It is their mission to ser#e humanity and nature.

I build no walls! to con&irm to 2oy or sorrow=

"o sacri&ice or achie#e! or to gain or lose!

I 2ust grow &lowers on all o(en s(aces!

And &loat lilies on (onds and ri#ers.

I kee( (lanting trees! &or birds to ha#e nests!

At the dawn o& the sun! when morning bree7e blow.

/un light get &iltered through shining tree lea#es!

Birds+ &light gi#es me sense o& &reedom and (leasure.

/cattered light o& colour and treasure!

*ragrance o& &lowers gi#es me delight o& creator.

0ilies &loating o#er like nature+s dance!


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Why should I build walls to con&ine them all5

I ha#e no house! only o(en s(aces!

*illed with truth! kindness and dreams.

Desire to see my country de#elo(ed and great!

Dreams to see e#erywhere ha((iness and (eace.

)here are we*

Where are we now! dear &riends!

In the Maha /abha that sha(es as history!

"he call o& heart beats o& Indian (eo(le!

Peo(le ask us! (eo(le ask us=

>h) Parliamentarians! the scul(tors o& Mother India!

0ead us unto light! enrich our li#es.

$our righteous toil! is our guiding light!

I& you work hard! we all can (ros(er.?

0ike King! so the (eo(le!

Nurture great thoughts! rise u( in actions!

May righteous methods be your guide=

May you all (ros(er e#er with Almighty4s grace.

)here are we* #"amil$

Song of+outh


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,arth

shining in

!lory

ur Milky

Way is

shining!

with

millions

and

millions o&

stars.

ur

belo#ed

star /un!

along with

eight other

(lanets

around.

rbits the

Milky

Way!

&inishes

one orbit

in two

hundred and &i&ty million years.

/omewhere in the galay!

echoed a #oice in sur(rise.

;/ee there the 6arth shining in glory

how come it got its light5;

A sweet and so&t re(ly comes

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