Friday, 2 November 2012

Self translation of my poem Tsunami





The Tsunami  Holocaust  has shown us
That  in front of nature's fury
We are nothing more than earthen toys
Nothing -  but arrogant human race

When the under water  God stretched His eyebrow a little
Earthquakes, deluge and outcry are seen  everywhere
Thousands of people vanished in the shortest span
Only bodies floated for mass burial/cremation


We invest millions of Dollars and Yen
To built the cities and develop isolated places
They were swept away like straws in a wink
Even the biggest nuclear plants washed away
And created their own new challenges


We conquered the world
We conquered mighty mountains
We changed the course of many rivers
We also try to control oceans
Where will this madness end?

Has anyone been able to tie down the Maha-Pralay*  
Which swept the entire cities into the Ocean
Just by showing its Destructive nature

Let stop the destruction of Natural resources
Mankind should not earn  Nature’s fury
Develop the entire world, not a limited territory
If not this Earthquakes and Tsunami
Will come, whether here or there

* Maha-Pralay is when Oceans will drown everything around them under the water.

Vinod Passy “Hanskamal”

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