( From My Archives...)
Dreaming the baby inside her
she blushed and smiled
not knowing the crash
of the concrete boulders above her...
Bidding goodbye to dad & mummy
he went to school and sang in chorus
' Twinkle twinkle little star '
not knowing the heavens waiting for him below....
God showcased the Paradise on earth
with velvet valleys
snow peaked mountains
smiles of beauties and
my incredible India
pasted posters all around the globe..
Today
the same paradise portrayed
the pains of hell
on my daughters & mothers,
sons & fathers
We drew the lines to control
You drew the lines to crack
I bow down to your might
of shaking the solid earth
swallowing the subtle souls
I have no tear drops to shed
because my heart is also crushed.
( Written on hearing the Kashmir earthquake during Oct 2005) CJ Shahjahan
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