ACUMEN
Impending
disaster frightens lives,
Shakes
earth, alluvial land thrives,
Mid of
the night, a shrill voice heard,
Pull
people out of home, shepherd, (1)
Sleeping
children, elderly persons,
Carry
on shoulder runs, cautions,
Crumble
building is a pack of cards,
Terror
wrought on faces, forwards, (2)
The
cries were frightening, fire skies lit,
Horrible
horror, darkness explicit,
Open
ground packed locals shout,
Inked
that night earthquake route, (3)
Let
men, women, courageous differ,
Silent
alert, uncanny sense, secure,
Lifting
bodies from under debris,
Rescues
children and old people crisis, (4)
Melted
into thin air at dawn train,
Carrying
goods, clothes, food, insane,
Forgot
their family home security,
Service
they provided duty beauty, (5)
Nobody
knows these spirits saved,
Little
claim praises reward craved,
Changes
scene, fire alarm ringing,
Thirtieth
floor tower, fire ravaging, (6)
Fire
and fumes pillowing, ghastly,
Unknown
courageous spirit, lastly,
Not
onlooker, move up on a ladder,
Behind
the building spiral girder, (7)
Face
black fumes flames proceed,
Rescuing
children, roping indeed,
Sliding
on ropes with ladies quick,
A
hundred feet down smokes thick, (viii)
Brought
down a few children men,
Saved
some elderly female insane,
Insane
fewer fear their life, dared,
Falling
from heights never scared, (9)
No
trace quickly operation began,
Provide
food, clothing, ration, human,
Humanity
is vibrant in its service,
Unknown
preferred duties novice, (10)
The
brave rock heart fights to rescue,
Deny
pride boasted reject queue,
Change
scenes to fiery flood fear,
Horizon
to horizon water ah tear, (11)
No sign
of villages lo submerged,
No sign
of life disaster converged,
Unthinkable
about cattle people,
Flood
furry rural plights mingle, (12)
Sock
looks at a few rubber boats,
Limited
youth negotiate water floats,
Swim
rescue ladies' babies a lot,
Boarding
into the boat dares, effort, (13)
Supplying
food ration medicines,
Marooned
lives receiving inclines,
For
them, such spirits treat God,
Voluntary
dedicated duty accord, (14)
Flood
diminishing state provides,
Help
material money life decides,
Such
men vanished from the news,
Anonymous
obscure youth muse, (15)
Lead
the society later, less insane,
Showed
leadership, bold an acumen,
Daring
diabolical situation duty,
Duty
for land and people, pretty. (16)
Pen:
Bijayananda Mishra
Title
of Poem: Acumen
Themes:
Challenging leadership invisible
Written:
7th November 2023, Cuttack
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