Let’s Lessen the Severity

A few words about the poem

This poem was composed in the wake of the pandemic of Corona. Moreover, it is a witness of the dreadful days of Amphan.

The poem---"Let's Lessen the Severity"

The cosmic order comprises

Harmony among all things –

Nature, and man, and virtues.

Yes, our virtues hold us

Firm in oneness with Nature.

And the invisible thread

That holds our virtues

Is none other than love.

But we are disobedient

To the moral norms –

We defile Nature,

We act unkind,

We mask our true visages.

Hence, now, during this

Uncertain time of pandemic,

Cyclones and other blows,

Nature reverts to us.

No more do the pupils

Go to their institutes;

No more do the employees

Go to their workplaces.

Unemployment and starvation

Will, perchance, be in the offing.

We are going to face

Even more dire days.

We are supposed to be

Full of love, sympathy, and

Unity to make this turmoil

Seem less severe…

We’re world citizens;

Let’s protect our earth,

Let’s protect our Nature,

Let’s protect each life

To make this world

A less petrifying and

A less malevolent place for living.

Instead of desiring better tomorrow,

We need less harmful,

We need less uncertain

Future for all of us.