ಆಕೆಯೊಡನೆ
ಇಟ್ಟದ್ದು ಏಳು ಹೆಜ್ಜೆಗಳೇ
ಈಗ ದಾಟಿಸುತಿವೆ
ಸಪ್ತ ಸಾಗರಗಳ !
ಬಡಾಯಿ ಕೊಚ್ಕೋತೀವಿ
ಅನುವಾಗದ ಜಾಗದಲ್ಲೂ
ಬಾಳಿ ಬೆಳೆದದ್ದು
ಅಮ್ಮ, ಅವಳೊಬ್ಬಳೇ !
ಆಕೆ
ಎಷ್ಟು ಸಲ ಬೇಕಾದ್ರೂ
ಕ್ಷಮಿಸುವಳು !
ಇನ್ನು ನನ್ನ ತಪ್ಪುಗಳಿಗೇನು ಲೆಕ್ಕ ?
I was filled with great happiness when I saw on TV screen President Barack Obama emerging alone from his Air Force One, carrying an umbrella, all by himself. His arrival in ‘not-so-usual’ fashion in Shanghai on Sunday, the 15th November, marks the man’s nobility, simplicity and above all his humility. How often do we see such an exemplary ‘humane’ behaviour in our leader? What a rarity![This poem is published with the same title in "Saahiti prasthanam" of November 2009 edition. Page no. 11]