Faith - for Chennai
Familiar names of my childhood float
As does a living , thriving city
Inundated by nature's excesses
And in hindsight perhaps its own
And over this floating debris
Rises human compassion
Understanding, patience,resilience
That forms resolute bridges
To those in distress
While the concrete ones ,submerged
Remain impassable
And as the flood waters will recede
My faith in goodness
That informs humanity at its core, increases.
--shubha
P.S For the flood stricken citizens of Chennai battling floods after an unprecedented deluge who have shown remarkable resilience and compassion for their fellows in distress
Familiar names of my childhood float
As does a living , thriving city
Inundated by nature's excesses
And in hindsight perhaps its own
And over this floating debris
Rises human compassion
Understanding, patience,resilience
That forms resolute bridges
To those in distress
While the concrete ones ,submerged
Remain impassable
And as the flood waters will recede
My faith in goodness
That informs humanity at its core, increases.
--shubha
P.S For the flood stricken citizens of Chennai battling floods after an unprecedented deluge who have shown remarkable resilience and compassion for their fellows in distress
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