TEARFUL BID ADIEU TO A COMPASSIONATE  JURIST     

 

                         

This poem is in memory of late Justice V.R Krishna Iyer, Supreme Court Judge

Nobody is above Law, this  idiom  always holds true to its word  everywhere
The law makers should realize that there must be a human element,as well,
Jurists should see the two sides of the coin while reading out the judgement,
Crimes still do recur everywhere  even when capital punishment is in vogue.

How many years we live is  secondary,how we lead it, is the query before us,
Quoting a famous poetic truth,if one can relieve others pain,it is truly divine,
Fighting for a human cause,even  for a convicts’ plight is, indeed  incredible,
We should adore and worship him,and try to emulate his legacy in principle.

Born to a jurist,became a supreme one,and a born fighter always to the core,

He lived on principles, stood firm for the downtrodden and for true justice,

Ruled the state with conviction,compassion was his forte till he breathed last,

Ever a crusader against injustice,  even if it’s to a capital punishment convict.

He was a great thinker, with sound memory ,and indeed  humane to the core
Truly a  family man,a loving  husband, a selfless social thinker par excellence  
In  his demise the state and the nation lost a pioneer ever ready to champion,
The cause of the poor, a jurist non pareil, and a  lofty politician  without bias.