Saturday, August 30, 2008

A bystander of pain

The land, desiccated and dried, of strife; awaits a tomorrow,
The land drenched in tears, in blood and in sorrow.

A ruler did vacillate, rerouted history for lack of resolve,
A leader promised choice, which time fails to absolve.

Where beauty once dazzled angels, lakes were tranquil allure,
Azure embraced snow-caps, brooks leapt with verve.

Land besmirched with slaughter and promises stale,
Peace lost in a melancholy cloud, over the vale.

Religion can calm, excite and even torment,
Politics can lead, inspire and even foment.

Land can only be a bystander of pain,
Of blood, of tears and, of people who hope see the azure again.

2 comments:

Charu said...

I hope Kashmir gets back to being "heaven on earth" ( my guess ... the post was on that?)

Nilesh said...

Nice one! Putting expressions of love into words is easy for most who know the language. What you have written is poetry... I very much enjoyed it. :)