A boy from Rameswaram, poor yet strong,
Had wonderful capability, to move far and long.
With an inquisitive mind and an urge to win,
He made his father proud of him.
True, he was the one from a Muslim family,
But he never mixed religion with spirituality.
Always he discouraged social inequalities,
And disliked the teacher who followed these.
Sivasubramania was among his favourite teachers few,
Who practically taught him how Seagulls flew.
Kin Jallaluddin gradually became his great mate,
Who taught him positive thinking, that decided his fate.
Once in MIT when he lagged behind in Aircraft Designing,
Prof. Srinivasan declared his work dismal and disappointing.
Then he started working whole day and night,
And finally succeeded after a schedule tight.
He continued his perseverance in the same way, true,
And went successfully from MIT to HAL to A&ATU.
He further proceeded to ADE, INCOSPAR and NASA,
And on coming back, became the pride of India.
Then he, along with his teammates few,
Designed satellites that soon came into view.
Missiles Agni and Prithvi were successfully launched then,
Not to forget SLV-3 launch pad made by those men.
But suddenly he made up his mind to have a change in his career,
To become the President of India to make her a nation superior.
Since the day he has been elected, he is trying his Best,
To make India separate and distinct from the rest.
Now he keeps meeting children- young and sweet,
To ignite their minds, to pay their thoughts a heed.
Will he succeed? Only time can tell,
But he is in heart of every child, well.
With his inspiring words and positive attitude,
He has encouraged youth to let their imagination elude.
This is his biggest contribution to this wonderful India,
Which none will forget in coming years, yaa!
Author notes
Well, this poem is about the ex President of India,Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, his qualities and his life. His hardwork has inspired me greatly. He is my role-model presently, and I too wish to work hard like him and succeed.
I would like to quote him here:
'Dream, Dream, Dream
Dreams transform into thoughts
And thoughts result in action.'
Written October 19th, 2006
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this is a wonderful informational poem!! thanks for sharing this story!
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A Jam Packed sack of information about the greatest man of India in this century. Wonderful work Madhu. Keep penning such mastery poems. Keep feeling great. I would be happy, if you could spare some time to stamp your impressions on my poems.
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Excellent...!!!
A poem packed with facts, one that takes on a fun-filled joyride. At the end of it all, your talent shows, and you make us proud!!! Though at times it feels as if the rhyming is forced to fit the meter of the poem, well... to be frank, it really doesn't matter. There's so many things to look into when you're trying to fit in facts with poetry, not to mention the rhyming kind. Way to go! Good luck and God bless
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Madhumita,
First off Thank you very much for your entry in my contest
Second, This is an incredibly powerful poem. So rich with passion and knowledge of a person who has worked hard to be who they are. I like the way you have done this as well, with couplets of rhyme
Wonderful
Best of luck
Stay safe
~Amanda
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This is an excellent poem and a reat description of our president. You have maintained your flow to the facts and yet created a poetic effect.. I liked it a lot...
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Thank you for entering this poem about a man that I knew nothing about. He definitely has the qualities of a very good man, and I am glad you have brought him to the attention of others.
Your final rhyme is weak. Actually, I think this poem would work better as free verse.
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Amazing! A very inspirational peice about someone who seems to be a great leader! It almost makes me want to live in India. Thank you for entering and good luck!
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WONDERFULLY WRITTEN
If you follow in this Role creator as you have followed your pen in this write I am sure that you to one day will succeed wonderfully in life ...may guidance always be with you Frances
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good
I like this. It is very difficult to make the flow and rhythm of a poem like this work, and I see others have criticized you already, but as this is only the first round, you are going to the finalists (next round)! Nice work and I hope this man can improve the econopmy of India like you say. *finalist* -
well well..i find it difficult to digest this poem..for the flow is not as it should be...i did face the same problem when i tried to write a poem on shakespeare...as you may see when you are trying to inset all those facts into ur poem u r virtually forcing the poem to take a form that is alien to the central write...
i see that i'm the only one here posting a negative comment and fail to see why all seem hell bent on flattering u...the content is good..but that is not what poetry is all abt, is it? -
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thx 4 da genuine comment...actually i think da same!
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GOOD JOB,,,KEEP IT UP! ITS VISIBLE YOU ARE A PROUD INDIAN.
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could use a little work
I like the biography of this story you’re conveying but this is supposed to be a poem and you chose to write it as a rhyming poem, there are times when I can see you sitting at the desk thinking hard on what rhymes with what pounding and struggling to arrive at the right word I know this feeling I’ve been there quite often. When this happens to me I know my poem wants to go free write, listen to your poems they know what they want to grow into. -
hey it's a beautiful poem and how it won't be as it is about our great President Abdul Kalam.I think this poem in this group really makes India proud about it's people and the people that yes ''Mera Bharat Mahan''.
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Thank you for sharing this very nice write! I enjoyed it and it was not a only a great dedication, but also very informative. Well done!
Lots of luck to you and keep it up!
*~Annie~*
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Your words are wonderful, your emotion true and caring, this piece definitely brought him a smile, Thank you for the great entry and good luck at judging.
Bunny
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nice madhu
good you love the president so.
you can even check out his site... presidentofindia.com
your words were so beautiful... i could feel your passionate feelings. actually ive been reading some o' your poems recently, couldn't comment coz o' lack o' time... college is damn busy... not all masti as we hear so often!!
just finished working on a seminar... life is hectic... but tis fun too
howz avantika? i met anshu... she was askin about her... both o' us were rememberin her so much. how r both o' you studyin? masti mein padhna, n all d best for your exams. i'd be back home in may next year... what about you people??
take care..
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good job! Thumbs up!
ok lil sis! I see that u have done a lot of research about our president and pulled in an excellent poem for him! I didnt kno for instance that he was from rameshwaram.. i am also from the same state ( TN) so i should have know..this is a very well traced life story and very informative as well! I applaud ur efforts! KEEP IT UP SIS!
PREETI
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oooh now u hav certainly done a lot of research... great write madhumita... i hav told ya this earlier, and i think this is ur best poem ( as i always say, u improve with every write!)...
Good job... best of luck in the contest... love and cheers, shuvi
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EXCELLENT
Your write speaks with such pride in your President. I loved reading the story of his life and how he rose to this position. I hope he makes the country proud of him. I can tell you are.
very heartfelt and sincere write my grandaughter. I think this must have taken you a while to put together. It's just wonderful and very powerful too. Certainly someone excellent to look up to
Good luck in this contest
Gran xoxox
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This was a nice little story on the background of A.P.J Kalam.The content was well thought and chosen and even though the rhymes were a bit forced in some places it was overall a really good poem.Best of luck in the contest
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Thanks. Dr. Kalam is a person that each and every young child in India must be cherishing. This poem is just an outcome of my respect and gratitude towards him. Your comment is much appreciated...
Madhumita
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Excellent
I am glad to see you pride in this write, It is so pure. I am glad you can look up to this man, I know a little bit about him and I think you have made a wise chose. Keep the pen flowing
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