A soldier loves his mother

I was born in a green lapse
When I grew up and up
My mind was always with her
Years ago, I saw my mother weeping
I hear her cry “O my son”
My mother is my Earth and she is great
My soul follows and flows with her
I worked with my full strength 
To protect my mother in her troubles
I was like a Pelican of the Wilderness
I was like an owl of the desert
I sacrificed my life to her
Years may pass, I may die
But my loving Motherland remains still

                                              Shancy K Shaji, X1 J1