My search goes on, seemingly vain…
Traumatic times are a regular phase.
For at each turn, I behold only pain.
Oh why should my people see such days?
I see my land bathed in innocents' blood…
I
fear her future is decreed thus bleak.
As I await His light – the cleansing flood.
I remain entranced by this surreal mystique.
I hear a moan, I hear a cry…
As I await His light – the cleansing flood.
I remain entranced by this surreal mystique.
I hear a moan, I hear a cry…
The
land is too blood-soaked to till.
As we wait for it all to dry;
The twisted folk deem more blood, to spill!
What times are these, which we live in…?
As we wait for it all to dry;
The twisted folk deem more blood, to spill!
What times are these, which we live in…?
Beneath
clouds so dark and skies so grey.
I listen’d to tales of the Devil’s grin…
And unto Frey, did I turn to pray.
O Lord! May Thy rule stay Divine…
I listen’d to tales of the Devil’s grin…
And unto Frey, did I turn to pray.
O Lord! May Thy rule stay Divine…
For
our hours on ye Earth are entirely Thine.
I pray – as this sun sets in decline,
I pray – as this sun sets in decline,
It
brings peace upon this beloved land of mine!
---
I wrote this in the wee hours of today. My
sincere condolences go out to the families of (Anti-Terrorism Squad Chief)
Hemant Karkare, (Additional Commissioner) Ashok Kamte, (encounter specialist
Inspector) Vijay Salaskar and all those bereaved. I fervently hope things
return to normalcy soon.
Contorted Reality will not have 50th post celebrations. Instead, please join me in lighting a candle here.
Ad majorem Dei gloriam.
76 comments:
May peace prevail soon.
Beautiful poem!
P.S. I did light a candle.
loved the last 4 lines the most..
today as I saw all this destruction, for a minute, I really thot does God really exist?
If ever he was thr, would he make the terrorists so powerful?
but now aftr reading this, I have some hope restored..thnks a lot
beautifully Written
Hats off!
I myself Pray for peace to God.
My sincere condolences to People who died in Mumbai blasts.
God Bless there families and give them strength to fight with this low phase.
God Bless everybody!
!!
Amen!!
It was really feeling like a prayer... 'bhavyata' thi... :)
My heart goes out to the innocent victims of this nature's chance.
Peace.
@Sameera
You are so prompt! And yeah... Amen.
@Praveen
I echo what you said bro'... Disgusting. At the end of the day, it is the innocent who are harmed more.
Peace.
@Gauri
Thanks yaar... God bless.
@A-u-c
Is this y u asked me the spelling of 'really'? :D
And u said u belong to the ISC stream..? ;) Ok ok... Chill...
hopes are really high..
God is remembered every now and then
peace is awaited
I wish the havoc ends soon.
may the souls rest in peace.....we lost our top officers...mumbai has lost ......
prayers for peace to prevail
very moving.. hoping tat some terroristreads this is ludicurous, i gues.. but lets hope some terrorist-wanna-be reads it n changes his mind... :)
nice one.
this was truly beautiful. i understand how much it hurts to see such massive bloodshed. this is all so disturbing, so depressing. i have told you my share of the dread i have seen, it was a small one as compared to the things happening in mumbai... but i can imagine how much the fright'll be
condolences to the families who suffered.
God bless you.
The decission to ask you was mine, the one to prove me correct was yours... :) and oh yes, I am chilling...like the red 'chilly'...x-(
and you had better call me AA-YOU-SHE
@PJ
I second that...
@Stephen
Like the Phoenix, she will rise. Amen.
@verbivorehere
Amen.
@AV
Thanks... Wassup ma'am? Bahut din dikhayi nahi di? Romba busya? :P"
@Mehreen
Thanks buddy...
@A-u-c
It's *decision* my dear... :D
A time to be together, to stay unified. No we won't be scared! Once I saw it on TV, I was shocked, and wondered if we have really 'progressed'! Every time terror shows us its disgusting face, and we are standing helpless! Hope the situation improves...after all hope is all I have!
Spoken and shared so beautifully.
Amen. To peace. To peace. To peace.
We shall overcome, and show them that we are made of sterner stuff.
Heartfelt condolences to the ones who lost their loved ones. And salutes to the brave ones once again for bringing them to their knees.
well expressed! Thanks for sharing the light-a-candle link..
@Tara
Indeed...
@Usha ma'am
Thanks for the read. And a warm welcome to Contorted Reality.
@Sach!
Thanks. Welcome to Contorted Reality. Keep visiting...
lovely poem... straight from the heart..."The land is too blood-soaked to till".... how very true that is!
so easily destroyed,
so difficult to build,
so many of my sons,
mercilessly killed,
Enough of destruction,
I crave for peace,
I, Mother India, pray,
For violence to cease!!
may peace prevail... may the Lord hear our pleas soon... amen...
beautiful poem... timely and straight from the heart... may the Lord listen to your and everyone else's prayers soon... may He put an end to terrorism... may peace prevail...
'The land is too blood-soaked to till...' ... that is so very true... its so difficult to forget the pain and the loss and to move on...
so easily destroyed,
so difficult to build,
so many of my brave sons,
mercilessly killed,
Enough of destruction,
I crave for peace,
I, Mother India, pray,
For violence to cease!!!
may we have peace really soon... amen...
can this bloodbath never stop?
y do we hav 2 suffer lyk this?
@Kartz - dude you've outdone yourself! superb poem catches the feelings perfectly!
@mona
Thanks for those lines. I did see them on your space too.
May peace prevail, indeed. Amen.
@Anwesa
Even I wish to know y... Thanks for reading.
@Sushant
Thanks a ton bro'...
A beautiful poem,guy. =)
I sincerely wish peace prevails for some time at least..
Btw-whats meant by Ad majorem Dei gloriam ?
Forgive the ignorance!
And em gonna follow you..f you wish to do the same to remain known to my posts..
tc
For the good.....
For peace.
@Crystal
Thanks for the read.
And yeah, it's Latin - 'For the greater glory of God'.
And your readership is much obliged.
Gratias.
@Trailblazer
Thanks for the read; and welcome to Contorted Reality. Keep visiting.
Three grand essentials to happiness in this life are something to do, something to love, and something to hope for.
In the goodness of time, all peoples will come to live together in a peace guaranteed by the binding force of mutual respect and love.
good way to vent out ur anger....i just hope this is the last act of terrorism that we have to face for eternity...
Yes, I am with you... for every word you wrote there!!!!!
Peace
Beautifully written.
God Bless everybody.
May peace prevail soon.
Amen!!!
@Karthik
Amen
@Palani
I hope so too...
@Diva
Danke... :)
@Sneha
Indeed... Thanks for the read.
Beautifully put! Touching pic too.
Alot of ppl r hurting, crying and moaning the deaths of so many innocents. I honor the brave men who lost their lives in this senseless ordeal...they were true heroes!
One day I shall wake up and feel global Peace...and if on that day Im not alive, its ok. Cos I hope the innocent children of today will see that Peace some day, if not me.
Let there be light!
Keshi.
Beautifully penned. Well done.
It's sad indeed that so many lives had to be lost in the catastrophe. It's even sadder when the politicians and higher officials do not know the value of a human being. It's the saddest when it comes to the fact that our city remained indifferent to whatever that was happening. Did you notice how our TV channels displayed just a few headlines about the massacre? It was a namesake stuff. The politicians sure have done their best in bringing out the divide and rule policy. How preposterous does the idea of a Tamil Nadu country sound! The helm
of this government disgusts me.
As regards the brave souls, I salute them! The gratitude I have for them is inexpressible!
Jai Hind!
I wonder if the day will ever come when peace will be there for each and everyone of us... Beautiful words :)
@Keshi
God decreed 'Let there be light', and then there was light... Welcome to Contorted Reality. Thanks for the read. Keep visiting.
Peace.
@rampantheart
To me, 'disgust' is but an under-statement. Period.
Thanks buddy.
Peace.
@Lena
I wonder too... Thanks! :)
b'ful..
i really fail to understand how come did i miss vising u n markin my presece in the attendance register :P
n i have lighted the candle..
may peace prevail..
congos for the half century!!
Lovely Work. Love the flow. very invoking.
Give me peace oh Lord I pray..
In my work and in my play..and inside my heart and mine..Lord give me peace!!
--lyrics of a hymn we sing..somehow suit this occasion
@Richa
:)
@Writing for Crows
Thanks, mate. Welcome to Contorted Reality. Keep visiting.
Peace.
@Crystal
Yeah, I ve heard that hymn too... :)
A very nice poem..
Let's hope peace will be restored soon..
well written!! seriously!....
its sad we have to see such days:(...
@kanaguonline
Thanks... And welcome to Contorted Reality. Keep visiting.
Peace.
@pj
Thank you. Indeed, it is a pity we live to witness such carnage.
Welcome to Contorted Reality. Keep visiting.
Peace.
Hey Kartz...
sorry for such a late comment!!
The peace as it seems has been restored...but the whole thing was cataclysmic and I cant bear to see something like this...again!!
Amazing poem....heartfelt!!
Ya and one more thing..I am having a tough time..finding a link to follow your blog!!:P
that's one of the best poems i have read on the topic. salutations to those brave souls.
that was really beautiful and touching..
@Akshat
Cataclysmic, indeed... Such carnage is unimaginable to say the least..
@Divya
Thanks milady...
Look who's back! :)
@Akshat
Patience, is virtue. ;) Tough time or no tough time.
@Ani
Gee, thanks ma'am...
''The land is too blood soaked to till''.Hats off ,Kartz.
Well, that is for real. :(
Thanks for the read, auntie.
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