Valour Poem by Unnikrishnan Sivasankara Menon

Valour

Rating: 5.0


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I saw a lady
With a broom,
No, she is not
Using it to fly.

She was
Clearing her
Window sill
Of the shreds
Of glass,
After her window
Was shattered
In a bomb blast.

Ukraine 2022!

She was sad, sure!
But fearless
The grit on her face
The glow in her eyes
The resolve on her lips
Her taut cheeks
Her firm hands!

Her body looked weak
May be short of food,
But her heart
strong and bold,

True,
War has changed
The hues of her life,
But that has
not changed
Her view of life.

She says
Through her eyes,
"Each Ukrainian
Is equal to
Seven soldiers
Of Putin.
We will
Decimate them."

Valour is …
THIS!

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Rebecca Navarre 01 March 2022

But her heart is strong and bold! .. The hues of her life was changed but not her views on life! ..

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Unnikrishnan E S 01 March 2022

Hi Becca, how do I express my gratitude to you for such deep affection showered on me and my writing.

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Rebecca Navarre 01 March 2022

Valour is this! .. In a heart breaking situation! .. An excellent very heart touching poem! .. May God be with! ..

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Alyx Thru Edge 10 July 2024

I value the inner strenght and determination expressed in this woman's being, still perpetuating life where death is all over the place.

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Kesav Venkat Easwaran 17 February 2023

Good poem, Unnikrishnan. A war-window scene, determined, beautifully brought out

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Rob Lamberton 16 February 2023

Fighting a war with a broom! Valour indeed.

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Thank you Rob, for the appreciation

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Dr Dillip K Swain 02 March 2022

A wonderful poem... extremely well penned!

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An immensely great feeing, sir, to read your message

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Unnikrishnan E S 02 March 2022

My notes on the comments of Poets Akham N Singh and Becca are missing. PoemHunter is playing truant again.

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Unnikrishnan Sivasankara Menon

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