Sons of this soil by default were innocent,
Weightage their lives had for spiritualism
Sacrifice was a boon for foes of materialism.
Legacy of such teachings was too sacrosanct.
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In between the citizens are confused. Here it is a social awakening poem and nice it is.
Great poem of social context. A Civilization founds itself on some high principles and standards but when there is a clash all values burn to ashes until stability is restored. Winners impose their own standards of ethics and values with new names and new settings. The title signifies it so well and is so very appropriate for the poem.