Drink this poison [ on 10th Day of fast ]

When Gandhiji was leaving for London to attend the last-ditch “ Round-Table Conference “ to demand India’s independence from Britain, poet Meghani wrote to Mahatmaji :
“ Even as you know the futility of your mission
O Bapu
Drink this last cup of hemlock ( poison ).
You , who have drank oceans of poison served by the British,
Do not throw away this spoonful “
( free translation from original Gujarati poem )
Poor people of India are telling Anna Hazare , on the 10th day of his fast :
Even if your talks fail
Even if your mission seems doomed
Do not shrink
Do not despair.
To save millions dying from hunger,
Like Neelkantha of old
Drink the poison that the Government
Will, no doubt , serve to you.
[ Adding, what Gurudev Tagore sang:]
Even if no one hears your call
Even if no one joins your march thru the dark night
Keep going alone.

With regards
Hemen Parekh