‘Sapphire!’: Poem by Saurabh Mishra, Apeejay School Panchsheel Park

It’s the time when you open your eyes and see the tricolor waving,
Goosebumps arising, just like sun from the clouds.

Hey army personnel! Just don’t stop, you are walking on the right path!
Please calm down, it’s just one night, some-time is left,
And you will wave the flag higher in the sky!
You start this responsibility; we will follow you with the burning torch!

Hey army personnel, don’t stop, move like the shark,
cutting the water and getting its prey!
Don’t worry, we won’t be afraid if you lose, but
losing it and thinking you have lost all the faith isn’t good!
Tackle the opponent and burn their cruelty!
You have to change the time!

Hey personnel, don’t stop, even if you are wrapped in tricolor!
You should be proud of it,
Chance to get in the tricolor is a golden moment of showing your bravery.
You’re martyred in this soil, but always waving in our hearts
Tell them how you fought for us!
How the land screams and tells your story, how bravely you fought!
And at the last breath, you were ready to fight for your nation, your mother!
Just because you are a sapphire!
It’s our pleasure to have you!