Destruction and Construction

a poem by Ramesh T A

The sky dark as the deep ocean collects the black clouds;
The rain with lightning and thunder falls with fearful force;
The land with plains and mountains bear the brunt with ease;
The sea with high soaring waves smashes everything to pieces.

The shore washed away by wind and water looks to be a deserted place;
The town whose buildings and materials shattered to pieces looks to be irreparable;
The people homeless and abandoned seek for shelter wherever available;
The children crying for milk and comfort cling to their mother’s breast.

The mother despite many dangers courageously maintains her poise;
The father seeking food and help returns with hope and smile;
The boys seeing the unprecedented scenes play in wonder and amazement;
The dead are mourned by many as the loss is insurmountable.

The calamity caused by the fury of the nature can never be effaced in the mind;
The story the painful mind carries will disseminate to everyone for ever,
The lesson the experience has taught will never be forgotten;
The unforgettable linger on in the mind to rejuvenate life once again.

The life with many ups and downs makes a full circle;
The hope the dream gives of the future sets the tone right for rehabilitation;
The dream full of dazzling ideas inspire the soul to brightness;
The soul the invisible activator of life makes it round at the final sleep.

Nature the destroyer and preserver of life has the God spirit within;
The philosophy nature teaches to man is the cause and effect of creation;
The creation out of which life is evolved is nothing but destruction and construction;
Therefore life is full of sorrows and joys whether we like or not.