Sixty years have rolled off <br />Since India turned afree; <br />But minds and hearts of people <br />Stays in malady! <br /> <br />Not all’s well with the nation; <br />Where is social justice? <br />And rampant is corruption, <br />Plaguing most sectors. <br /> <br />Some brethren poor are poorer; <br />Some leaders stay so rich; <br />And diseases are rife, <br />Making life black as pitch! <br /> <br />The politics is awful; <br />They waste a lot of sums; <br />The needs of poor are unmet; <br />So is the score at stumps! <br /> <br />And Nature has been furious <br />In unexpected ways; <br />Will not Indians soon wake up <br />And change their future days? <br /> <br />Who cares about the struggles <br />Our freedom-fighters faced? <br />With love and bonds of friendship, <br />No more our hearts seem based! <br /> <br />God, usher in anew times <br />And make all realize <br />That progress needs hard labor, <br />Peace and sacrifice! <br />‘Jai Hind! Jai Bharat! ’ <br /> <br />Copyright by Dr John Celes 8-15-2006<br /><br />Dr John Celes<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/india-s-sixtieth-independence-day/
