93 and struck with a disease deadly <br />And see, still so very nature-friendly – <br />“When I die, burn me not, bury me, ” said he, <br />“I want to mingle with the soil, freely! <br />May I turn manure for many a tree! <br />The wood needed to burn me can be <br />Used for better things, <br />For cooking food for hundreds, you see! ” <br /> <br />93 and struck with a disease deadly <br />And see, still so very nature-friendly – <br />Every sunrise and sunset he still would see! <br />This man who built as fine as poetry <br />Even a ‘Monument for the Anonymous Tree’ <br />Still speaks for them so much, so fervently! <br />He loves to nurture nature <br />For feeding today and for posterity! <br /> <br />93 and struck with a disease deadly <br />And see, by nature still so friendly – <br />He would wave at lovingly and wish everybody <br />Who would come across him; his debility <br />Never weakened his humility, his hospitality! <br />He had the power to inspire even silently! <br />The warmth and the strength <br />That lay in his eyes would speak eloquently! <br /> <br />93 and struck with a disease deadly <br />And see, by nature still so friendly – <br />Even a few hours before his final farewell, he <br />With his disposition warm startled everybody: <br />As the doctor held his hand for injection ready <br />Seeing a child he stayed the doctor immediately <br />And as if of more value <br />Shook hands with the child so affectionately!<br /><br />Kannan G<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/q-baba-amte-2008-in-the-twilight-of-his-life/
