Song for Kashmir
Kashmir a small but mighty state
Since one time Nund Rishi the Great
Where tolerance was once the key
we yearn the day you can be free
The Sufi is the only way
the Middle Way for all today
Kashmir you were and will be great
for we all eat from the same plate
Claimed by Mughuls, Sultans too
Afghans, Brahmanas old and new
But noble Sikhs like Gulab Singh
are real heirs to everything
The real reason is of course
the mighty river water source
It’s Pakistan’s real source of life
That’s reason for the war and strife
In Gilgit region’s northern front
the British Empire on the hunt
Old Soviet with the Chinese too
Attempt to claim the waters blue
The Indus River is the prize
Accede to India who still tries
Where is your Treaty of Lahore?
Peace in the valley like before
The water wars are coming soon
your treasure is the holy boon
The glaciers may one day recede
it’s you Kashmir that we all need
Your well written poem has provided me more insight on Kashmir than dozens of news reports on the region ever could. Thank you!
Very kind of you to say JD, many thanks. Kashmir is back in the firing line.
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STOPWONDERFUL. I would love to go to Kashmir one day.
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Hey good idea.