August 15th <br />- - - - - - - - <br />I was rich but innocent <br />Divine and humblest <br />Curiosity brought home <br />People from the farthest <br />East and west to see me <br />And my treasures said to be prettiest <br />I was the host <br />And they were merely guests <br />And time rolled by <br />I was tied and placed under home arrest <br />Oppressed and humiliated <br />Asked to stammer like a parrot <br />My sons and daughters were subjected <br />To inhuman physical assault <br />And some to them succumbed <br />My guests became my rulers <br />And for some years I stayed as spectator <br />Being discontent I sang song of freedom <br />Then I remember <br />The day was asleep <br />The world was asleep <br />But the night was awake <br />Stars were awake <br />The moon was playing hide and seek <br />And flowers dancing in mirth <br />Swaying to the passing breeze <br />Wafting fragrance of independence to every breath <br />And it was midnight <br />Twelve o'clock it struck <br />I felt being swept away <br />To heaven in freedom's light <br />My name is India <br />Celebrate today as independent day <br />Every year in delight……<br /><br />DEEPAK KUMAR PATTANAYAK<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/august-15th-2/
