The day hope died

Down came the deadly wind
To ask as if "can nothing bind?"
Nature’s calamitous power and might,
Adversity; and the farmer's plight

The dreary night when it was just away
All that people could do, was pray
They heard the roar and its piercing cry
But hoped that it would just pass by

When the savage made its way into the land
They watched helplessly, longing for a helping hand
For some lost wives and some lost lives
Crying, this is what happens when nature jibes

Everything was over, both bad and sad
As no one knew whose son was this lad?
People started to fight for shelter and food
Because, being humane fetched them no good

Even when the whole country struck with grief
People still waited for the much-needed relief
There was total loss of power and communication
Everyone blamed the management and the situation

The age is hi-tech; but still, the pity is
This is not England, America or Greece
The govt said, "I had done my job"
But alas! The poor man was left to sob

He was still reluctant to leave
For he, his family and a wooden heave
A small farm, a few vessels and a knife
Were the only earnings of his entire life

Still we find the children fight and play
Not with toys and mud and clay
But with epidemic and disease
Remembering their dear ones the storm did cease

Their hearts recite from time to time
But this time not the same old rhyme
"Rain, rain never come again
All you left us with, is pain”

Another day something else will happen again
When thousands will be left stranded in vain
And then, countless innocent hearts will burn
But the value of life, we will never learn