Freedom At Midnight Poem by Sathya Narayana

Freedom At Midnight

Rating: 5.0


At the stroke of twelve; midnight
we earned freedom! Well! We did it!
We waited, waited, waited, waited
we waited not just six hours for dawn,
but alas for sixty five years in vain.


Very few dredged the darkness to fetch the light;
but many spewed venoms to stretch the night.

Terrorists, factionists and fanatics
gained the reins of the reign in dark
to run their rackets free of any fetters
while remained our leaders, indolent,
insolent, corrupt and inept with no intent
to direct and correct the groping multitude.

Commoners too care not the dark nor feel any remorse
even if the long waited day-break
starts with a longest solar eclipse.
They preferred smug slumber and lives with no bother
and forgot sans doubt with perfidious conceit
the blood and sweat shed by our great founding fathers.

Fumbling are we still in gloom to untie many a Gordian knot!
Oh God! Save my country from all these Stygian fogs!

Freedom At Midnight
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Topic(s) of this poem: darkness,freedom,light,night,terrorism
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Seema Chowdhury 16 August 2008

a very powerful and patriotic poem. i hope if everyone realizes this, then life will become easy and the purpose of freedom will be achieved. surely a 10 for this gem.

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Indira Renganathan 17 August 2008

Strong urgent dose of patriotism to treat our country.Hats off 10+++++......Thanks a lot Sathya

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Kris Smith 24 August 2008

A well written heartfelt piece thankyou for sharing Chris

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Blue Eyes 28 August 2008

may God save us all and protect every city in the world.i loved the poem keep writing

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Subbaraman N V 29 August 2008

This is the effect of 'kali'! If we the great Indians can look inside and make efforts, we will see an India free from all the travails referred to!

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Sachidananda Panda 17 August 2020

" At the stroke of twelve; midnight we earned freedom! Well! We did it! We waited, waited, waited, waited we waited not just six hours for dawn, but alas for sixty-five years in vain." Loved the stanza... and am reminded of the grueling past that tormented the vast swath of Indian peninsula under the predating power... Thanks

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Sarwar Chowdhury 16 November 2008

Sathya jee This poem shows how powerful your imagination and observations! wonderful composition! ! ! ! .......10++++

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Mula Veereswara Rao 26 October 2008

But still we are saying 'Mera Bharat Mahan' It's time to introspect for us. Nice writing! Please comment on my made in india

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Bob Blackwell 11 October 2008

i echo Greenwolf's words and add your plea is real, it comes through clear. We do not need fanatics in our world. A excellent write 10++++

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Greenwolfe 1962 29 August 2008

After reading this, I couldn't imagine not giving it a 10. The reference to the knot at the end was wonderful. That is exactly the way to put it. GW62

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Nellore, Andhra Pradesh
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