TIBET UNCHAINED

                                  by Ranjan Mathews [Published in Asian Age dtd.12th Mar.2000]

                  Freedom has spread its wings in flight

                  No more chains to bind in fright

                  Like a winged Dove's escape at night

                  Across icy rocks that sting and bite

                  When bayonets go rusty with crusted blood

                  Mighty pens still spread its inky flood

                  Driving dogmas far beyond the plateau vast

                  Where great minds win peace at last

                  From Dalai Lama Holy to Karampa young

                  Tibet unchained will live in songs sung

                  So long Tsangpo flows and Birds sing

                  The Bells of Freedom will always ring.