A token of gratitude

I penned down a poem for the eminent scientist, Father of Brahmos - Dr.A. Sivathanu Pillai sir. I gifted this poem to him in heartfelt gratitude for being our teacher for the rocket science workshop.

Our eyes to the world

Inspiring us to unfurl the flag of thought

Although our questions were curled

The spark of light lets our minds wander in the universe yet to be discovered.

A small blue dot we thrive in

While our minds travel farther than the technologies we built.

The more we learned, the more we understood

The more we understood, the more we dreamt

Only for us to make the developments that keep the fire burning in our eyes.

- Bharathi Senthilkumar

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