Fascinating Poem by Angelina Pandian

Sufferings never fails
To fascinate us
It is in songs of sorrow
We always sing in glory
No wonder ancient man
Sang and danced in awe
Of nature, Mother!
Of all Living and nonliving beings
Listening to the step of deer
The chatter of monkeys
He took measured step
In the flow of muddied water
He read a coming flood
He knew where to seek
For honey and milk.
The Headman and
The Medicine man
Wise men both who
Communed with Nature
With God
Sang songs of praise!
Man conquered land
He thought –
He had conquered
Heaven and earth
The footstool of God
Greed to have
His brother’s share
Drove him down
Paths of hatred
Fields of war
Land its resources
Women their body
Slaves to live upon
Made man sing songs
Of war, of death
Glorifying an evil
Camouflaging intent
The sound of bugle
The tramp of boots
Instigating man
Against man
Songs of pain
Songs of sorrow
Separation and
Life no more!
The still deep pools
Dark and green
They sing a silent song
Of ageless contemplation
The pebbles, questions we throw
In random listlessly
Breaks into a dance
Of shimmering ripples
Answers and options
Wave after wave!