Sunset is no longer beautiful
As it reminds me of flames
That wolfed many humans.
The smoke of cremations
Changed its radiance
Even hues of the sky seem muted.
Sunset seems that robber
Who colluded with a tiny virus
To deprive many of their basic right.
Souls soar to meet the unknown
While we look teary-eyed
As each home is in mourning.
Soot sits on the trees
Lending darkness to the sun
Its glory snatched by the pyres.
The mighty and the powerful
Look helplessly
No defeat was ever so enormous!
© Balroop Singh, May, 2021.
This poem tries to express the emotions of Pandemic affected people of India, clawed by Covid – 19.
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The tragedy in India with the pandemic is just heartbreaking. This awful virus has done so much damage to so many. Your poem is poignant and powerful, Balroop.
Not a single friend or acquaintance we have in India has not been affected by this virus. It is so deadly!
I didn’t want to “like” this comment, Balroop. I am so sorry!
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So sorry for the horrific loss in India.
Thanks for your kind words.
This is very poignant and moving.
My words couldn’t capture even half of the horrific scenario.
Before I even saw your note at the bottom, your poem made me think of the horrible toll the virus is taking in India. So much tragedy and suffering. It’s overwhelming. I can feel your heart breaking in your words.
Diana, it’s horrific beyond imagination. Not a single day passes when we don’t receive a sad news of someone being devoured by this virus. Lost a close friend and a my sister-in-law’s mother. ☹️
I’m so sorry, Balroop, for your loss and for everyone who is suffering and losing those they love, especially under such horrific circumstances. Hugs, my friend.
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I completely agree with your wonderful and thoughtful poem, Balroop. Our country is surely going thru a very rough patch but it is not in our hands at all. We all need to pray for each and everyone that they do not suffer.
Hope this time too passes Kamal. We have nothing except prayers now.
Yes I completely agree with you. We have to wait and watch. Prayers are the most powerful and they will surely work for each and everyone.
The only solace for inner peace! Thanks Kamal.
Yes completely true, Balroop. Take care and stay safe dear.
Well done to find sensitive words to express what is happening.
It is beyond words. Not a single family could escape this harrowing situation!
“No defeat was ever so enormous”….can’t agree more with your words Balroop. This time around the intensity of the wave has been ruthless. Let’s hope and pray for healing 🙏
The worst of times Radhika! We look helplessly as the situation continues to deteriorate. Prayer is the only solace.
Great poem, Balroop. I love the verse beginning, “Soot sits on the trees . . . ” The suffering in India is unimaginable. I feel almost guilty, sitting here in comfort.
What can we do Elizabeth… only wish and pray and be thankful for being safe.
Beautiful, Balroop. Praying for India.
Thanks Jill
This is very sad, Balroop.
I agree Robbie, so tragic!
Beautifully expressed, Balroop. Such a horrific situation. I’m so horrified when I see it on the news. Can’t even begin to imagine. Sending prayers for those suffering.
Thanks Lisa, we watch helplessly as the situation is beyond anybody’s control. Even those vaccinated ones are falling a prey to this deadly virus.
I’m so sorry, Balroop.
You captured the loss and pain, Balroop. Such asad moment for India.
For me it is a personal loss as every day I hear first person accounts of close friends and relatives. Not a single family has been spared!
I’m so sorry, Balroop. That is horrible.
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Such a powerful and timely poem, Balroop. Sending light and love to all those affected.
Hopefully all the light we are sending would remove the darker days Jan.
It’s tragic how badly the pandemic has hit India. The newscasts are heartbreaking. Sending prayers and {{hugs}} to all involved.
Thanks Jacquie, even God seems to be looking the other way.
Such a difficult topic made clear with your poem. Thanks, Balroop.
This is so powerful and beautiful, you convey these difficult emotions with such clarity 🙏🏼💛
Thanks Prag, my heart goes out to those who are suffering and the emotions just flow.
Welcome, true 🙏🏼
So powerful and moving. Thank you Balroop. My heart joins in with yours and millions of others for relief and ease from loss and suffering 🙏
Thank you Val for understanding the pain within my words and offering solace.
A moving and descript post on the very sad state of India. ❤
I am glad the emotions are reaching you Deb. Not a home has been spared by this monster.
A sad truth. My heart (what’s left of it) goes out to India 😦
Dear Balroop, you bring sunset and sunrise as powerful comparison to the tragedy and the burning of humans. Never more will they look the same. I so hope one day they will. I am so sad to read and hear about the deep tragedy in India. Let our arms form a comforting balm around you and comfort in some little way.
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Yes Miriam, sunset has lost its lustre as the fire of burning pyres has overshadowed it. Thanks for your comforting words dear friend. ❤️
A poignant and powerful poem, Balroop, and the tragedy in India is beyond heartbreaking.
Sending comforting hugs, dear friend. ❤️
Thank you Lauren. Hugs.
A haunting picture of the COVID tragedy, yet beautifully written. Well done, Balroop.
Thank you Mark.
Balroop, you are the second Indian-born person who has grabbed me by the gut today. We in the West can be so ignorant of the suffering of other countries and cultures. Ours can be a sterile culture, preferring to hide what we consider unsavory. But there is something to be said for societies that embrace, like it or not, all aspects of life and death and suffering.
Side note: I have a friend who is from Kathmandu, and her family’s home is right by the charnal grounds. She said they just get used to the smell.
It is realizations such as these that humble people like me. And we need more humility in the world today, more than ever. This pandemic has brought many to their knees.
Blessings. 🙏
Many thanks dear Bela for trying to understand the helplessness of those who are in the clutches of this deadly pandemic, the suffering of those people is indescribable. I have just made a humble effort to convey the emotions of those left behind.
You did a fine job.
Thank you Bela.
I’m so sorry for your loss of friends and relatives, Balroop. No words are sufficient to describe the pain and sadness of the terrible plague this pandemic has brought us. We have never felt so helpless and so frustrated. I shared your sentiment so well expressed in your poem, prayfully!
Thank you for your thoughtful words Miriam, much appreciated.
I can’t imagine your sorrow, Balroop!
So sad🙏🏽
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Balroop, Powerful, moving, poignant. Your words share the depth of emotion difficult for most of us to put into words. Very sad about the devastating suffering and loss. Hugs.
Thank you Erica for understanding the emotions within my words, much appreciated.
This is such an emotional poem, and its sentiments goes hand in hand with what’s happening around the world, in particular in India. I read the comments and so sorry to hear your family have been affected. Sending my thoughts out to you and your family. Hope you all stay safe and take care of each other ❤
Thank you Mabel. Wishing you all the best.