Earthquake In Kathmandu

May 18, 2015 | 1 min read

A seething, haunting poem about the recent earthquake disaster in Nepal that shook Mother Earth and her inhabitants profoundly.
earthquake
gods just change a meandering course
and an avalanche does the gory rest

The gods were not angry
why should they?
we transgressed mortal remains
we are not angry
we suffer from plenty
gods just change a meandering course
and an avalanche does the gory rest
We will talk about it
Walk with it
We will write (may not weep)
and our prognostications may suffer
because who knows where?
Don’t blame the gods, blame a cosmic divine
seeing, hearing believing.
Cup your hands prayerfully.
And wipe salt from tears!

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Ananya S Guha has been born and brought up in Shillong, India and works in India’s National Open University, the Indira Gandhi National Open University. His poems in English have been published world wide. He also writes for newspapers and magazines/ web zines on matters ranging from society and politics to education. He holds a doctoral degree on the novels of William Golding. He edits the poetry column of The Thum Print Magazine, and has published seven collections of poetry.

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