My 2 Cents & I am ....

First Shot at poetry...

I watched Beyond Borders On Thursday and was moved by some of the moments at the relief camps. Suddenly, I put on my bard's hat and wrote this up...

A Wave

Chennai is famous for its beach
Where every tourist reach
Playing knee deep in the water and
building castles in the sand.

We all go to see the beach
For once it came to see us.

It was sunday
after christ's birthday
many thought it was just another day
until it turned out to be black day

We all go to see the beach
For once it came to see us.

Mother Nature roared out in anger
Leaving many lives in danger
Drowned neck deep in water and
Built tombs in the land..

We all go to see the beach
For once it came to see us.

Some were asking Where am I
Some were asking Who Am I
They called it Tsun Am I
which was not a people's "ami"

We all go to see the beach
For once it came to see us.

They said another wave would come
and wash away all that stood
Another wave did come
and gave them all that was washed

This time, it was not the water
that came as a wave
It was the love and compassion
that came like a wave

A momentous change of wave
Everyone contributing ONE
to people who lost many
A momentous wave of change

Many have realized that
lighting a candle is better
than blaming the darkness
A noble thought indeed!!!

We all go to see the beach
but never to see the people living close to it
For once the beach came to see us
and brought us all close to each other

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If you like it, please credit Gordon Biersch.... :-)