Salman Rushdie

Dedicated to the intrepid author, Salman Rushdie.

Intrepid gadfly;
the voice of dissent.
Multiple times stricken,
multiple times resolved.
Though he bleeds,
still the pen that chides never bleeds,
nor is it obliterated.
For three decades and four,
death he evaded,
still, multiple times stricken,
evasive he remains.

Author's Note

Salman Rushdie

Reviews

[Lisasview]

First read of yours and I found it quite interesting.. Your use of words to describe Salman are rather wonderful.
Brave men should be honoured.
Lisa, now in Spain

[Joseph C Ogbonna]

Thank you so much Lisasview

[Lisasview]

You are so welcome.
Perhaps you might find one of my poems you might like to read... Innocence is one of my more unusual poems..full of metaphors...not at all like my other works.
Lisa

[John the Baptist]

A nice tribute to a brave man here. Freedom of speech is one thing autocrats cannot bear, and they will eradicate it where and when they can. May Rushdie live to write again.

[Joseph C Ogbonna]

Thanks John the Baptist.