SILENT NIGHT

It’s oft and oft said

there’s an abominable lull

before a Mighty upsurge,

The fathomless sea and the clear blue sky

that goes unseen by the passers-by
it speaks of itself -

in a language, spiteful to all listeners

The Blistering volcanoes

with sizzling lava

to melt away the human era

The catastrophic Earthquake

with boulders raking

to shake away the human making

The devastating Flood

with splashes of water

to ruin its creature, their lives shattered

And who can forget the inevitable Tsunami?

The tragic mishappening

that shan’t have occurred

which flushed away

The human culture

flora, fauna, food and shelter

that floated forever

to an unseen world

deep beneath the ocean bed

and, paved way for history to tread

This rampant nature

does have mercy on its creature;

But when its stress becomes unsavory

its powers and potentials beyond reproach

hitherto stays an allegory

of inevitable destruction, purely.

And this my notion; surely

that oft and oft in the silent night

there is a fright of the unbridled might

giving insight into the plight;

A short-lived delight

A low stooped flight

reminding over and over of -

A fight: that never was won

A Life: that never was fun

A death: that never was done

but, a race that was always run

Sometimes fate plays it all

and runs it well

where humans and their resources

have no place to dwell.

It seems that the plush life

in the shadow of this trauma

is all in vain

going into a drain

This abhorrent trouble

that doubles and trebles

if not tackled

when civilization is strong and stable

will deter us from the spirit

to live and breathe -

bestowing fearful thoughts

snatching the right to think BIG

And oft and oft in the Silent Night

there is a hope that still’s alive

Life is a wonder

cheers to Big thinking,

Unlike spartan grinning
let us raise a toast -

to hearty roar and humorous laughter

paving way for a twinkling future

Let us not be hypnotized

by the dull and dark side

where audacious sometimes hide

and the courage dies

Instead, take a ride on the brighter side

and fight with mundane delight

It’s oft and oft said

A ‘Silent Sea’ never has seen

A skillful mariner, that has been!

(PS: This was written by me after the devastating Tsunami of December 26, 2004. The sheer magnitude of destruction by it left me thinking and thus succumb to the powerful natural forces. But Life is all about living and not surviving, that is the lesson I drew from it.


26 December 2018 - It has been 14 years since the dreadful tragedy. I hope we continue to draw lessons from this and take corrective measures by stopping the wanton destruction of our flora and fauna and protect our nature as we are a part of it and not its rulers. 
If we hadn't corroded our coasts and cut down the mangrove forests, the destruction would not have been so unprecedented. It is said that what befalls human is mostly their doing! Karma!!)

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