Hope

The 11th Edition of the Guntur International Poetry Festival was organised at Guntur, AP from September 20 to September 22, 2018. I recited my poem "Hope" which is included in the anthology "Tranquil Muse" edited by Prof Gopichand and Prof Nagasuseela.

Look into the eyes of our countrymen

Look deep within and you will see hope

hope that survived, over 5000 years

hope that couldn’t be erased

by physical or mental invasions, aplenty!

The essence of our cultural ethos

our great civilization- of inclusion and acceptance

is so powerful,  so strong...

that It remains the bedrock

for our people, who never give up hope

for their hope is not built on one man

on one or other faith, or ideology

It is built on a belief in universal love

and  hope in mankind!