Forwards but not backwards
The very first drop of water is not the sea
Nor is the first spark the solar planet
How many streams have to get it wet
To have the cracks of the earth joined together
And to slake the thirst!
What an abundance of blooming has the tree
To sacrifice in the search for fruit!
Defeat is a milestone in
The path to revolution’s victory.
Render history significant with pages of struggle
From the lessons of experience
Laid out by the people before you
Your attempt alone will not achieve the result
But your effort too is there in the fruit
The blood of bygone heroes
That has flowed into Mother Earth’s lap
In ever so many revolts from generation to generation
Courses within you
You have walked long distances
over this bridge of swords
Spanning the Slave Society and Communism
Which is free even of the idea of a slave
Advance forward whatever be distance
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3-11-73
Translated by KVR