Science in grief

The super hero who rose from the historic Rameshwaram

The star who lit up the science sky in blazing display

Born poor yet rich in brilliance to emerge a rocket man

Building India’s first ever satellite/space probe launch vehicle

Going on to become the most loved most respected President,

Is no more, star gone, plunged into dark it’s science in grief

Stars still roam, light up the sky still yet he was that rare

Star called Abdul Kalam, his absence to be felt forever

The missile man fired India into a fast missile,

Into a spacepower respected the world over

Reached the pinnacle of India’s highest office

Yet lived simple shunning the luxuries of the office

Choosing to teach the students nation wide

From the precincts of the presidential palace

Visiting the institutions to inspire the younger lots

Till the last of his breath to pass away in glory

Had ever been a man like him to walk on this world

Shall ever be one to fill his place, fill the empty void?

Wedded to science he never married,

A selfless phenomenon to have ever lived

A scientist par excellence, president par excellence

Human being par excellence as the heights

And the pinnacle of immense fame he attained

Never got to his head who stayed down to Earth

The nation in grief, science in grief

No relief as nothing to replace him

To carry forward the good work

The teeming millions who paid their last respects

Showed how much he lived in their hearts, period!

Hail, cherish the wonder Dr. APJ  Abdul kalam

Write his name in golden letters, Jaihind!

-Mohan Sanjeevan