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A Boy, A Mountain, A Man
This is
about Capt Bharat Sinh, Sena Medal. He who had to leave the army after loosing
most of his fingers & toes to frostbite as he was returning from the conquest of
Sesar Kangri mountain in the Himalayas.
The lofty mountain
And the snow;
The howling a winds, hard to
breathe;
I conquered all
without a fall
Crevasses and icefall.
Elation and hallucinations.
Homeward bound,
don't know this ground
Blizzard and night fall,
no track, no sound.
My nose hurts, don't feel the
thumb,
the fingers are there
the tips are numb,
And the snow layer
on my face remains.
Freezing cold and the height,
Frost bite;
and gangrene
No! not me
why, I'm only just through
with the teens.
Evacuation,
Hospitalization.
Top surgeons and
portly matrons
lop of my fingers
one by one.
Mama, please come
and tell me
how it feels
to caress
a female breast?
I'm sorry! don't cry
But, please do; some one,
I'm only twenty one
Years old
And young
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Lt. Col A.K. 'Sam' Sharma |
Sam Sharma is 4/3 Gorkha Officers, who was the original Bronco.
This poem, as well as Buzzard Feast are
based on exploits of the broncos in
the 1965 war with Pakistan; actually a raid on a Pakistani post, on the Line of Control. He is a regular visitor to the
site and a great supporter.
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