The Lone Voice

by Padmaja Iyengar-Paddy

Often missed is that lone voice
In any crowd’s din and noise...
In mob culture, reason and sanity
Are always the greatest casualty.

Surely, majority needn’t always be right
And outshouting is often show of might.
And it would certainly be a grave sin
To drown reason and sanity in the din.

Let’s give the voice of sanity its due
And help it become the voice of a few,
So that more and more take the cue
And come to reason and sanity’s rescue.

Let the lone, sane voice become that of many
And guide our nation’s and our own destiny.

16-Feb-2014

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Comments on this Poem

Thank you very much for your inspiring and generous praise, Jaipalji and Mohini.

Padmaja Iyengar
17-Feb-2014 09:12 AM

Our country really needs a sane voice which will become of many ...wonderful expressions and thought provoking message.
Excellent write up Padmaja ! Thanks for sharing :)

Mohini Gurav
17-Feb-2014 06:40 AM

Very nice composition and words of wisdom, Padmajaji.

jaipal singh
17-Feb-2014 05:07 AM

Thank you all very much for your appreciation and positive feedback, Kulbir, Seshuji and Ru!

Padmaja Iyengar
16-Feb-2014 14:00 PM

beautiful

Rupradha
16-Feb-2014 12:37 PM

Amen. Well said.

Seshu
16-Feb-2014 11:53 AM

Padmaja,

Good thought!

May your message travel far and wide, and be heard!

Kulbir
16-Feb-2014 11:23 AM