In Honor Of My Course : 52 NDA Course
By
Colonel Kanwar Badam , VSM
( The 52 started its journey in Jul 1974 and moved to IMA in Jul 1977. Commissioning was on 10 Jun 1978. Today even after 47 years the Course mates remain connected and provide strength to each other)
Thank you
My dear course mates,
You are like raisins
In my life
Over wine
You wink
To remind me
Bro, another year has passed
I muse!
Have i grown old?
May be, may not be
I wonder!
How am i so young?
Playful and fresh
As if the life has just begun
Age is a number
Spirit is a leveller
Creative spirit
Is a multiplier
A bypass
To remain young
Twelve months i hold dear
It is my birthday again
What is my plan now?
Certainly not to become old
But to mature creatively
Achieve all that i can
Serve as many
As i can
Wipe tears
Of the needy
In as many ways
As I can
Filled with gratitude
I am indebted
To Lord Almighty
For sowing in my heart
The seeds of wonderment
My elders
For blessing me
My COURSE MATES
For their love and hugs
My own family
For standing by me
And Lord of TIME
To tell me
Another year will pass
But you will live always
Young at heart.”
