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PRALAY- CATACLYSM

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The gentle cool breeze,

The swaying of the trees,

The light clouds in the sky,

Hiding the sun behind,

Lulls you to feel all is good

On this earth; but is it?

The storm rages within, tidal waves

Of thoughts, uncontrollable tears.

So many ailing. Familiar names, 

Loved ones, no more; shocked

Pining relatives, despairing progeny.

Trying their best, striving for aid,

Ambulance, oxygen, hospital beds,

Yet left to mourn, beat their heads, in vain.

Recalling mythology, end of Kalyug?

Is this Pralay as predicted, 

To rejuvenate existence?

No enormous demons to vanquish,

But an ugly tiny invisible enemy, 

Wreaking havoc, causing 

Infinite sorrow. Annihilation, culling?

Survival of the fittest? What is it? Is

2021 prediction of Nostradamus true?

No sword brandishing avatar seen

But unsung hero helps unknown, even as

Human bloodhounds heartlessly thirst 

For more, as agonising cries rent the air

Pain unites, as Science saves,

mind strengthened, work concertedly

To defy the foe, forge a bond, rebuild lives.

Time to rectify, revitalise, revamp

Personally, nationally, globally, for earth

To heal, breathe, survive, flourish.

Is there light at the end of the tunnel?

When will it be visible? When? Scared,

Petrified, sending wordless Prayers, 

On our knees, folded hands, bowed heads.

Shared by- Prabha Raghunandan

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