Three Colours, One Heart

A Tribute to India’s 79th Independence Day

Way back in 1947,
what had existed only in our imagination
finally stepped into the real world.

The hardships we endured,
the years lost,
they didn't shatter us.
They made us.

When that initial dawn of freedom broke,
it seemed as if the air itself was different,
lighter, warmer,
full of things we didn't even know
we were permitted to dream about.

We began spinning new dreams,
not for ourselves alone,
but for the children
and their children after them.

We weren't free from something,
we were free for something,
to build,
to create,
to imagine a future
that belonged to us alone.

And each year,
when the tricolour goes up again,
it seems like that first morning,
the sky open wide,
and all of India
breathing as one.

Happy Independence Day

Author's Note

Seventy-eight years ago, dawned freedom's first light over our nation.
Today, as the tricolour goes up again,
we recall the bravery that brought us here,
and hope that drives us on.
Here's to our past that inspires us,
our present that unites,
and our future that glows with promise.
Jai Hind. 🇮🇳

Reviews

[Zoa]

JAI BHARAT!!! HAPPY INDEPENDENCE TO OUR LOVELY INDIANS...it's amazing how you paid tribute by writing this this beautiful yet painful with memories. The history will always pass down the generation as the citizens of INDIA pay tribute to our freedom fighters who sacrificed themselves to free the future of INDIA.

[Neha agrawal]

Thank you zoa for understanding the emotions 😊

[Ayesha Faiz]

What a beautiful way to express your love for the country through poetry. After all, we writers have always been gifted with words. Wishing you a very Happy Independence Day, dear Neha.
:)

[Neha agrawal]

Happy independence day to you too Ayesha and thank you for the time to read and your valuable review Ayesha.

[Ayesha Faiz]

Always welcome dear friend.

[Lydia Shutter]

What a patriotic write this is! So emotional and filled with love for your country! Well written, Neha. Lydi**

[Neha agrawal]

Thank you lydia for you review and time to read😊

[Michael Sun Bear]

You have written a beautiful tribute. Some of your lines are lovely: “it seemed as if the air itself was different…….full of things we didn’t even know we were permitted to dream about” And. “We weren’t free from something, We were free for something” Well done!

[Neha agrawal]

Thank you, Michael!
I’ve always wanted to write a poem about independence not as a tale of being ruled over, but as a celebration.