###mother Teresa (12) Awards After Awards Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

In 1971, Mother won Peace Prize,
In 1973, Templeton Prize,
In 1979, Nobel Peace Prize,
For all her humane services.

The highest civilian award,
Bharat Ratna was conferred,
In 1980, on Mother Teresa
By the Government of India.

In due recognition of her merit,
In 1985, the American President
Gave her the Medal of Freedom,
A great honor of that time.

The title of Honorary Citizen,
In the year 1996, was given
To her by the United States,
Thus giving her all the rights.

All these awards or any title
Never disturbed her soul,
As she was still so simple
To serve the poor people.

India released postage stamps,
As an exception to the rules,
To glorify her charitable role,
While she was alive still.

Some people called her,
A “Saint of the Gutter, ”
Also an “Angel of Mercy, ”
For her heart was full of mercy.

By then, all over the world
Her Missionaries had spread
As a popular society of pride.
In every country, far and wide.

This society undertook
All kinds of relief work
Against the natural calamities,
Like floods, famine and epidemics.

Besides running orphanages,
They took care of refugees,
Shut-ins, Alcoholics, homeless,
And also the AIDs sufferers.