A BOLT FROM THE BLUE
(Poem on Tsunami)
It was a bolt from the blue
That hit South-East Asia hard
Leaving a trail of destruction
Beyond the means of construction.
A horror called Tsunami
A Japanese name for watery quake
That devastated coastal areas
And washed away
Homes and humanity.
The monster waves came in a flash
Engaged themselves in a fatal clash
Hardest hit, were
Sri Lanka, Indonesia, South India, Maldives and Malaysia.
The fishermen lost their nets and boats
Their vital means of livelihood
Pushing them into.
A struggle for survival
With fond hopes of life's revival.
Thousands perished within seconds.
Taken unawares of divine trends
Entire families were lost
Places looked ,like a ghost.
Nicobar was almost wiped out
But it was not a total rout
Some tribal managed to survive
All were happy to see them alive.
Rehabilitation is a massive task,
Where's money, you may ask.
But funds are coming in plentiful
To help the needy in a manner useful.
People everywhere
Are contributing liberally
For the most noble cause literally
But those who perished
Can't be brought back
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