REMEMBERING DHYAN CHAND
Oh! Dhyan Chand rose like a Meteor in the sky of Indian Hockey:
Whose pivotal presence on the Field made India proud and lucky,
Whose dribbling and goal scoring feats fetched Her Gold medals thrice in Olympics,
Who stunned Hitler, and Bradman by his magical hands' mavericks!
Yes, no other Chand so luminous had risen before, nor will rise again,
No mundane Laurel could equal his sportsmanship spirit, patriotism and pain!
Ah! A wonderous wizard with 1000 + National and International goals under his name,
Being sent to a general ward in AIIMS for Liver Cancer, was no less a nagging National Shame!
Alas! A rarest of the rare World Ratna in the realm of Hockey, could not be Bharat Ratna!
A Sorcerer in Hockey wasn't allowed to a stadium to watch a match for lack of recognition,
The son of a Scion of Mother India was, for the Moscow Olympics, sadly forgotten!
Yes, he had truly foretold, "The world, not India, will shed tears over my cremation!"
So, may Chad's contributions not be buried beneath the ingrate tomb of oblivion,
May his name ever be sincerely engraved upon every Indian heart, home and stone!
Information courtesy: Google
Copyright: Shankar D Mishra 29.08.20
Nice words
ReplyDeleteAlways good to remrmber somebody who have toiled and made some place for him in our minds already. Positive deeds gives us positive effects and it will always work out well as very much favourable for all kinds of situations. Shankar ji, your poem also will act like that in life. It's so good and your appreciated for that. God bless you.👌💐🙌
ReplyDeleteBrilliant tribute sir
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