Small in stature this Hindu man <br />Yet a giant amongst fellow men <br />For human rights he did stand <br />Time and time and time again <br /> <br />Stood for non-violence, truth <br />Vegetarianism, faith, simplicity <br />Educated, wise, noble, couth <br />Never succumbed to duplicity <br /> <br />A Hindu that embraced all religions <br />He knew well that all men equal be <br />To bigoted men gave admonition <br />On his way to make salt by the sea <br /> <br />“Bapu” freed India of British rule <br />Without violence or declaring war <br />Civil disobedience his only tool <br />A peaceful goodwill ambassador <br /> <br />Jan 30,1948 during evening stroll <br />Bapu was confronted and shot dead <br />By an extremist discharging a pistol <br />An act Nathuram Godse would dread <br /> <br />Worldwide many millions did grieve <br />Frail brown man swathed in homespun <br />In awe of all this great soul did achieve <br />Hearts filled with love and adoration <br /> <br />Once an eon a great leader arrives <br />Touching and changing many lives <br /> <br />ROTMS<br /><br />Ray Lucero<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/gandhi-3/
