Those Soldiers

Up, on those mountains,
At those freezing heights
Everything trembles
Under those heavy feet.
Those unabated spirits
Roar against every bullet
Which pierce their skin
Obliterate when they touch
Their mighty souls!
Every blow that dent
Their bodies, melt when they
Kiss their relentless grit.


O Mighty soldiers!
Your love for the motherland
Flows deep in the veins
Of the nation you guard.
O Brave soldiers!
Your love for the motherland,
Breathe deep in those muddy trenches
Where you sleep at last!
O Brave warriors!
You are an epitome of sacrifice,
Your tale will be told till we survive!

©2020 Piyush Singh

26 thoughts on “Those Soldiers

  1. Era's avatar Era June 23, 2020 / 4:30 pm

    You are an epitome of sacrifice,
    Your tale will be told till we survive!
    Beautiful poem 👌

    • singhpiyush6089's avatar singhpiyush6089 July 4, 2020 / 6:44 am

      Thank you Era for the praise.. This comment ended up in spam.. Sorry for the late response!

      • Era's avatar Era July 4, 2020 / 7:29 am

        Oh, it happens sometimes, you don’t need to be sorry
        You’re welcome 😊😊

  2. HappySoul's avatar HappySoul June 23, 2020 / 4:42 pm

    Salute to our soldiers … grateful for all they do .
    Very well written 👍

    • singhpiyush6089's avatar singhpiyush6089 June 23, 2020 / 4:43 pm

      Yes, we should… Thanks a lot for connecting with this!

  3. jonicaggiano's avatar jonicaggiano June 23, 2020 / 7:04 pm

    This is a beautiful tribute to those lost at war, any war and let’s pray there will be no more war. Love and hugs to you and yours Joni

    • singhpiyush6089's avatar singhpiyush6089 June 23, 2020 / 7:08 pm

      Yes, I tried to write through universal point of view.. The soldiers are the worst hit in any war.. It should be avoided at any cost.. Thank you for your thoughts!

      • jonicaggiano's avatar jonicaggiano June 23, 2020 / 7:34 pm

        I couldn’t agree more with you. Their lives are precious. My father was a soldier and he lied about his age so he would have food to eat and a place to live and I am so proud of him for that. He was proud to serve his Country for twenty years. No matter where a person is from without war we would not need anymore soldiers, what a beautiful thought. I love it. Hope you have an amazing day my friend. Love and hugs, Joni

      • singhpiyush6089's avatar singhpiyush6089 June 23, 2020 / 7:39 pm

        Oh, great to know about your father’s sacrifice.. I am glad I touched you with my poetry.. This really feels great.. Serves my purpose.. Thank you.. Take care!

      • jonicaggiano's avatar jonicaggiano June 23, 2020 / 7:40 pm

        Yes you did it was a beautiful tribute to the soldiers. Have an amazing day my friend. 🤗🌺Joni

  4. justcalmwildness's avatar justcalmwildness June 24, 2020 / 9:38 am

    This is beautiful!!

  5. Kritika Maheshwari's avatar Kritika June 25, 2020 / 6:54 am

    Touching words. Raising the spirits high.
    A beautiful tribute to the brave soldiers.

    • singhpiyush6089's avatar singhpiyush6089 June 25, 2020 / 6:55 am

      Yes, they are epitome of sacrifice… Thank you for your wonderful words!

      • Kritika Maheshwari's avatar Kritika June 25, 2020 / 6:57 am

        My pleasure 🙂
        Thank you for sharing it 🙂

  6. Christopher Lindsay's avatar Christopher Lindsay June 26, 2020 / 3:03 pm

    Great poem. Flows well and nice use of repetition.

    Suggestions–I would capitalize brave so it matches Mighty. Or un-capitalize Mighty so it matches brave.

    Subject/verb agreement: Should be “flows” not “flow” to match the singular subject (Your love for the mother land)

    • singhpiyush6089's avatar singhpiyush6089 June 26, 2020 / 3:10 pm

      Yes, missed it.. should be flows.. Thank you for your feedback!

      • Shruti's avatar Shruti June 28, 2020 / 5:52 pm

        I’d love to read your other posts too, please check out my blog as well!

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