SOUVENIER
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A nation's pride or prestige
Does not not at any time rest with
The lengh and breadth of its geographical expanse
or Number of millions it go on possessing in its census chest

Not also in the historical statistics of winning war victories
Not even in the escalated defence budget expenditure rolled out in houses
Not at all in the polluted voices of the shrunken voices emanating from political stouts
Not in the waging star wars to advocate supremacy stands
Not at all audible in the cries of war made orphans' lives
Nor shine in the decorated medallions delivered posthumous to families left in the lurch

But they are readily available in all the incredible smiles from infants' faces

and In energised skills of reverbearting young ones
In mediating thoughts of middle aged personalities
In Perennial blessings of old age divine celebrities
or In the Devotional hymns chanted in praising the glory and grace of GOD the Almighty
R.PURUSHOTHAMARAO
SUPANI123@YAHOO.COM

Just.....Brilliant. Please post this in the main poetry forum and I will pin it at the top. Just......

And maybe fix the spelling of reverberating.

dear sirs
thank you. i found the mistake and spelling of the caption too .Because i could not access to editing option, i smiled with helplessness.
with regards
supani123@ yahoo.com

The spelling and englishesque generally, add value, in my opinion. Sort of gives a "not quite as straightforward as at first seems" slant to Supani's work. So, although I could edit, I prefer not to.

Supani,

I must say you have great talent in poetry.... This poem is an example of a brilliant mind at work... A pleasure to read..

Please keep it up...

D