Pashupatinath Temple, Nepal |
any picture comes to my mind, i try to give it a body of words, love to sit on other blooms, for honey, color, fragrance........
Saturday, 25 April 2015
Quake
With a reeling head
We all throng
On the school compound
“Will there be another quake Ma’m?”
Asks a little angel
In a quaking voice
“What if there is?”
Quips another
Sounding like a rock
Or like the Temple of Pashupatinath
Without a scratch
Still standing tall
In the foothills
Of the Himalayas
Where Mount Everest
Is mourning deaths*
*In the base camp of Mount Everest 18 mountaineers
were killed in yesterday’s earthquake.
Posted for Poetry Pantry @ PoetsUnited
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Timely words Sumana... Devastating news from Nepal. Thinking of all those people enduring the trauma of the situation there.
ReplyDeleteSo many dead in that disaster. A very timely reminder.. And yet the temples stand.
ReplyDeleteRegardless of mankind the earth has a mind of its own and shakes where it will. Perhaps after years of experience it was worked out where the fault lines were all those years ago to save the temple for so long.
ReplyDeleteso tough... i've seen it in the news yesterday and was so shocked... what a disaster for the people that live there
ReplyDeleteI was on the fifth floor of my institute and everything was swaying.
ReplyDeleteIt was very scary.Nepal had to bear the brunt.Today there was another one.
ReplyDeleteThis is so sad... you have captured the essence of the pain that must be felt at the loss of loved ones in Nepal...!
ReplyDeleteIt is such a sad thing to have succumbed not to the risks of the climb but rather to an unexpected happening. It is a pity. Thanks for highlighting it Sumana!
ReplyDeleteHank
The news coming from your part of the world is so sad. I hope you all stay safe and your worried students can envisage the coming days with less fear.
ReplyDeleteVery frightening, Sumana. How hard it must have been to comfort your worried students! I hadn't heard of this temple that still stood tall. Sometimes unexpected miracles happen. So sad for the loss of life, and more aftershocks occurring today!
ReplyDeleteso sad... it's been on the news... you captured some of the drama
ReplyDeleteThese natural disasters are so scary because they stomp down in the middle of our everyday lives and change them forever....I saw the news about the climbers and their guides...so very sad when life is gone in a flash.
ReplyDeleteYou captured the pain and loss of those who are living this scary hell right now.
Donna@LivingFromHappiness
just horrible how it hits and leaves behind destruction and death.. and the fear that eats..
ReplyDeleteI like your closing lines, that nature, in the form of Mount Everest, also mourns the deaths of those who were caught up in the disaster.
ReplyDeleteElizabeth
The picture you've painted of children who can't understand the magnitude of the loss (or of people so far away that they are detached) is so devastating... mostly because it's true.
ReplyDeleteI hope the souls that perished are at rest, and that their families find some comfort.
the loss of life and destruction of ancient structures is devastating. of course, the lives are what matter most, but it is also sad when places which have survived generations are ruined. happy to hear not all were destroyed.
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The worst effects of these natural disasters are linked to deforestation and unsustainable land management. Hope human beings stop exploiting mother nature!! As usual..great command till the end, Sumana :)
ReplyDeleteSuch a tragedy deserves more than a moment of silence. It is good to see the world mobilizing in a positive way to provide assistance. I have a former student of mine living in Katmandu and I am so worried about her safety.
ReplyDeleteI like the perspective you have chosen here...it makes it all the more relatable and powerful
ReplyDeleteAlways radiance to be found here Sumana - even in your description of this recent tragedy... With Best Wishes Scott
ReplyDeleteChilling. A great tragedy.
ReplyDeleteBe safe Sumana, especially be more careful with the aftershocks. This news kind of reminded me of Japan.
ReplyDeleteVery sad poem - no one can really predict mother nature. As for the mountaineers, earth gave them a cold embrace. :(
A great piece and tribute.
ReplyDeleteZQ
These tragedies are just heartrending. Sadly, children seem to take the brunt in all adversity - natural and man made.
ReplyDelete'Where Mount Everest Is mourning deaths' speaks of the monumental size of the tragedy...
ReplyDeleteCruel fate, hit-and-miss cruelty--thus we help ourselves survive uncertainty and prepare for the tragedy of mortality. Brilliant. I hope you still stand, my friend.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully done. I did a haiku on the earthquake at Carpe Diem and was saddened no-one else saw fit to pat homage. This poem stands in tribute. As does the ensitivity shown
ReplyDeleteHow frightening this must have been. My thoughts are with all affected by the quake. Thank you for your words Sumana.
ReplyDeleteAnna
The terror of a quake and the random points of death and the untouched. You have written about them well.
ReplyDeleteYes, nature can bring sorrow!
ReplyDeleteNature does what it was meant to do. The sorrow will be heavy for many who've lost so much. Lovely writing though, Sumana.
ReplyDeleteIt is unfathomable to me how the landscape has been altered so mightily...how temples that have been there for centuries are now rubble and a nation has lost not only thousands of lives but history that cannot be replaced. So very tragic.
ReplyDeleteYou instatantly connect with the world
ReplyDeleteGreat job done here for those departed souls!
Sumana,
ReplyDeleteSuch a sad and devastating disaster, which has claimed so many lives. Thousands of souls lost in an instance of natural movement and taken by surprise. Praying for the well-being of those poor people who need, prayers, aid and worldly help..
Eileen
It is so devastating, Sumana. Beautiful writing.
ReplyDeleteMay God, give the strength to cope with these irrepairable losses. Let the souls rest in peace.The words touched the right chords!
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