Meher Pestonji: Ratan Tata

Ratan lives

Only the body

goes back to the dust

from which it was born

Mind remains,

multiplied in the minds

of the millions he mentored

Heart continues

to heal hundreds

in hospitals for animals and humans

Recorded voice

keeps inspiring values

in an increasingly corrupt world

Admirers of Ratan

do assimilate his ethics

from the ashes he leaves behind

Honour him

with honesty, humility, hard work

in thought, word, action

That will surely make him smile

at the elevated state

he exists in now.