Mumbai 26/11

Just came across 2 beautiful and inpsiring writings about Mumbai Attacks

10:30 in the night, They start a fight.
Storming the bunder, like roaring thunder.
Bullets replace trains at the CST, and people flipped channels from MTV.
We try to run away, but some of us get shot and lay.

We will not loose, not to them.
Stand and fight till there is blood in these veins.
Our hopes won't break, Not by them.
As the Spirit, of we people Lives On.

As darkness falls, Terror touches new talls.
Our memories of the Raj, Burn with the Taj.
Terrorists steal our merriment, By bombing Poseidon's Trident.
By killing our Chief, They make the cops turn the Green Leaf.

We will not loose, not to them.
Stand and fight till there is blood in these veins.
Our hopes won't break, Not by them.
As the Spirit, of we people Lives On.

As night turned to day, they don't show signs of fray.
At 5 in the morn, an order is born.
The Army enters, to kill the Hostage Takers.
A new hope shines, through the dark cloud times.

We will not loose, not to them.
Stand and fight till there is blood in these veins.
Our hopes won't break, Not by them.
As the Spirit, of we people Lives On.

We will not fall,Not again, not today.
Rise from the ashes to make them lay.
For our Spirit is strong and No matter what it Shall Live On!!

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Oh! My motherland!
How ill-fated and coward is your son

The eyes of who stare inertly

From the other corner of seven seas

As you bleed

As fearless brothers half of his age

Sacrifice their lives undeterred

He is squeezed in a comforting corner

With his head fallen in shame

Mother! Have you forgiven him?

This time as well?

Why are you quiet?

And those smiling lips of yours?

Have you lost hope

That he will never return

Or

Being a mother

You have seen the fire

That has started raging in his heart

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Let Us take a Pledge

We citizens of India, and countries around the world, from all faiths, backgrounds and walks of life, declare with one voice that the terrorist attacks in Mumbai have not divided us, will not divide us, and that we stand together, as one people, against all violent extremists who shamefully target the innocent. We call upon all our political and religious leaders to come together at this moment, and take effective action to prevent the spread of violence.

Growing up : The True Story

I think this is the perfect way to start my personal blog. Just go through it & see if it is happening with you too.

Around the corner I have a friend,
In this great city that has no end,
Yet the days go by and weeks rush on,
And before I know it, a year is gone.
And I never see my old friends face,
For life is a swift and terrible race,
He knows I like him just as well,
As in the days when I rang his bell,
And he rang mine but we were younger then,
And now we are busy, tired men.
Tired of playing a foolish game,
Tired of trying to make a name.

"Tomorrow" I say! "I will call on Jim
Just to show that I'm thinking of him.
"But tomorrow comes and tomorrow goes,
And distance between us grows and grows.
Around the corner, yet miles away,
"Here's a telegram sir," "Jim died today."
And that's what we get and deserve in the end.
Around the corner, a vanished friend.

Remember to always say what you mean.
If you love someone, tell them.
Don't be afraid to express yourself.
Reach out and tell someone what they mean to you.
Because when you decide that it is the right time it might be too late.

Seize the day. .. ...

Never have regrets. .. ...