Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

As people looked on,
A frail figure with smiling lips;
A goblet brimming with knowledge;
Hair flowing around his face,
He strode on the world stage.
He was a man blessed with
the power of absolute simplicity;
Not engulfed by the wrath of power,
A vision was set deep in his eyes -
The vision of a country,
A vision for its citizens,
Vision 2020.

A bright boy hailing from a small town,
He rose up to become the First Citizen.
Love oozed as he spoke;
Love for his country.
A gem set in a piece of marble,
Blessed he was.
Aye, he was blessed.
Blessed to lead our country,
Blessed with the fire -
The fire burning fiercer than flame,
Its yellow luminescence clearly seen,
Its radiance lighting young minds.
It was the fire of a patriot.

Love for his country glistens in him.
Every breath he exhales,
Every word he speaks, is for his country.
The word ‘India’ echoes in his stirrup.
A mighty man with steel-like strength, he is.
And, I know you know who he is,
The man who is blessed,
The man who has our country in his eyes.
The man with a vision-
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.