From inside the Great Walls there in Beijing <br />Down it came thundering <br />Past the Himalayan mounts <br />Down to that Cape to reverberate <br />On the rocks where <br />The Saint lives in sacred memories <br />The sweet screeching sound <br />Most deafening <br />Of a gorgeous golden bird <br />Making billion hearts throbbing with joy… <br /> <br />Bindra! We heard it! You shot it down! <br />An individual gold in the world’s <br />Most prestigious ancient sporting event; <br />The first ever; though a humble one <br />To those there with so many in hand <br />To us, your country men <br />It’s a gift valued in billions <br />Your shooting arms have held our heads high <br />Made the Tri Color in excellence fly <br />The entire nation bows; <br />Is proud of you... <br /> <br />Oh! Dear Mother Land! <br />August 2008 11th, this day <br />Is a happy day to celebrate; <br />Hail you and your son, Abhinav <br /> <br />PS: For the world readers…Indian shooter Abinav Bindra wins gold in the Men’s 10 m Air Rifle event in Beijing…The first ever Indian gold in individual events in the history of Olympics <br /> <br />11 08 08<br /><br />Kesav Venkat Easwaran<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/we-shot-it-down/
