Depression in the bay

a poem by Ramesh T A

“Depression in the Bay” nobody bothers about when the Meteorology Department announces;
But depression, when it is sure, brings heavy rain and even cyclone sometimes over the coast.
However, before and after the natural calamity, the woes of the people continue in all forms!
If the rain comes at the time it has to come, it will be welcomed by everyone with joy;
But if the rain comes due to depression, it will be troublesome for the everyday life in grief!

Building damages, falling of uprooted trees on the roads and
submersion of crops in water due to rain nobody likes;
But closure of schools and colleges due to warnings of cyclone gives a sigh of relief
and joy to parents and students!
Then floods in villages and towns make movements of people and vehicles a difficult problem for sometime.
Clogging of rain water prone to pollution and contamination
deteriorates the hygiene of the towns proliferating mosquitoes and insects
That spoils the peaceful sleep in the night leading to lack of concentration in the day’s works,
very difficult for men to thwart.

Failure of monsoons, nature terribly compensates by the formation of depressions in the bay,
a woe difficult to avoid;
Repeated failure of monsoons, long summer durations
and global warming are prone to depressions in the Bay;
So, sudden heavy rains now and then due to depressions
affect the health of men and children making them take medicines often!
Some fisher men, who have gone to the seas,
may not be able to return to the shore until the depression crosses the coast;
Sometimes after one or two days, they reach the next village
and then to their town, a miraculous escape to the surprise of all!
But the sudden loss of lives of men on the land and sea with all their wealth
are very difficult for the govt. to compensate.

These are some of the scenes of sorrow caused by rain
due to depression in the bay, nobody can forget soon.
Till the depression completely dissipates,
there are rain, wind and destruction everywhere in the town;
Especially, when the eye of the cyclone is there,
there is eerie calm prevailing over everywhere in suspense;
Afterwards, again there is rain or wind lashing out in the town
to the end of the night without any respite;
And at the dawn, sound of birds, brightness and glory come once again
to the town beginning the usual life to go on!
Only plantation of trees and conservation of forests absorb rain water
and arrest floods occurring in many places;
So, depression or no depression due to drought or not,
only preservation of natural resources will prevent many disasters.