Breaking News With The Morning Tea Poem by Amitava Sur
Breaking News With The Morning Tea
Chirping birds with the arriving dawn
Woke up in the morning hearing chants in a Mosque.
The tired earth is waking afresh,
No one knows what tremors are waiting
Down the line.
Breaking news with the morning tea
There are some rapes and brutal murders I see.
About the leaders and their political tricks -
Their tall talks with rampant cheatings.
Backed up with some funny news
A gunnies record for walking backwards,
Eighty new couples
Married underneath the same pandal.
Forty people in ravaged Iraq
Died in the blast of a suicide bomber
Hundred children died ablaze
In their class room in a primary school.
Thousands are starving in Ethiopia
Egypt is trembling with a cue there.
Film celebrities are rejoicing in Cannes
At the same time extravaganza drips in Las Vegas.
Leaders with a plea of judging an inter caste marriage
Twelve of them jumped upon the innocent girl.
They gave their verdict opening their tooth and nails
Fulfilling their greed and lust, they raped her and killed at last.
Breaking news with the morning tea
Ends there itself, with the last sip of tea.
Seeing all these -
The Holy life weeps with a silent cry,
And the victorious death -
Laughs horribly with a hyena's smile.
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Amitava (30.05 2014) 12.30 pm
A nice description, in typical Amitava style. You are right, sometimes I think it is better to be ignorant what's going on, . But is it possible?
There is so much happening around and we sit praying that evry bad thing changes to good... but tat will never happen.. It will go on... Nice write
The world has chaos as well as nice things coming in the news. Overall the history of human being teaches us not to be so disillusioned and there may be bright spots and happiness awaiting us. A beautiful poem created by the poet.
An intense, Amitvian style write. These news headlines do enhance the delight of sipping the morning tea, but what its is difficult to get the truth down your throat. I know not what would happen, if the dawn breaks into misery and events that instill fear, instead of rejuvenating us.......Kudos! Thanks.........
Just reread this poem, Amitava. Knowing you are a wonderful philosopher, and being in a philosophical mood right now, I am perusing your poetry once again. This time the last verse struck a chord with me. Seeing all these - the Holy life weeps with a silent cry, and the victorious death - laughs horribly with a hyena's smile. What a vivid picture this verse has brought to my mind! Can see death as a hyena laughing as he takes away another life. Very good poem, a masterpiece in both poetry and art! Wonderful, I give you another 10 for it touching my mind twice. Thank you, RoseAnn
......truly I enjoyed this masterpiece...and this causes me to wonder have we all become immune...hardly anyone even mentions these terrible tragedies anymore...and before we have a chance to wrap our mind around one thing...something else even worse happens....you are going to be our news reporter.....I will be looking for the next report soon....
Beautiful poem. Breaking news with the morning tea Ends there itself, with the last sip of tea. Beautiful way you have portrayed the Breaking news with the morning tea. Loved reading it. I wrote a poem on similar topic....Breaking News....
Each day brings in news of devastated lives, heinous crimes.. of rape, theft, treachery and hooliganism... There is hardly any occurrence that gives life a boost....! With our morning cup of tea, we have to drink in such unhappy events too.... making a sensitive soul sullen... A very realistic presentation of the dismal happenings around!
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/18/2024 9:57:20 PM # 1.0.0.1119
Wow! Totally intense - made more so because of it's reality being written so blatantly honest. It's hard to face these happenings so early in the morning while drinking a cup of tea. Hardship and turmoil all over the world, and some people causing death unnecessarily. An excellent poem Amitava. Reality at it's worst I guess you could say. Thank you, Amitave. RoseAnn