When Disaster Strikes....

by Padmaja Iyengar-Paddy

Everywhere debris found,
Cries & corpses all around,
Poking microphones,
Ceaseless political drones,
Offers of lip sympathy abound.

Volunteers and defence forces
Employ all efforts and resources
To provide succour and relief
And restore the victims’ belief
In their actions and future course.

(Written in the memory of the recent Himalayan Tsunami and closer home, the City Light Hotel building that collapsed at Secunderabad on 7 Jul'13 claiming 17 lives)

10-Jul-2013

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Comments on this Poem

Thanks Nathmalji for your kind appreciation.

Padmaja Iyengar
20-Jul-2013 06:54 AM

Pathetic description of natural calamity.These disasters break humanity and
its existance very furiously.But he doesn't lose heart.He has a hope to repair
himself after all.It takes a lot of years to cover up the situation.Thank you very much for creating realistic position.I think,You are the most lovely & active reader, writer and commentator of boloji.Again a lot of thanks, Mam.

Nathmal Sharma
19-Jul-2013 23:45 PM

Pathetic description of natural calamity.These disasters break humanity and
its existance very furiously.But he doesn't lose heart.He has a hope to repair
himself after all.It takes a lot of years to cover up the situation.Thank you very much for creating realistic position.I think,You are the most active & lovely reader, writer and commentator of boloji.Again a lot of thanks, Mam.

Nathmal Sharma
19-Jul-2013 23:41 PM

Thanks very much Rupradha and Kingshuk for identifying with my concerns.

Padmaja Iyengar
10-Jul-2013 15:40 PM

Nicely portrayed - how we have seen all the instances of recent time.........yes, Uttarakhand can also be included.

kingshuk
10-Jul-2013 06:13 AM

pathetic blunders by natural disasters aptly depicted..

Rupradha
10-Jul-2013 05:22 AM