The Tears For A Change! Poem by M D Dinesh Nair
The Tears For A Change!
A tiger befriended a priest
Who taught it how to pray before
Having its dinner every time….
Each time the tiger prayed to the Creator
Before eating its fresh prey caught….
There were phases of triumph
Up above in the skies!
A deer befriended a sage
Who taught it how to pray before
Having its dinner every time….
And each time the deer too prayed to Him
Before grazing on meadows tempting
There were moments of dreamy slumber
Up above in the skies!
A day the tiger saw that deer
His new prey roaming on the meadows green
The cat chased it and seized it by neck with teeth sharp.
The deer was not taught how to pray
To the Creator to save it from the predators
And the tiger tasted its tender flesh thanking Him.
The priest shed tears of joy
But the sage did not shed those of grief!
A silence now spread across the infinite skies
And two drops of tears fell down.
It was God weeping
For a change!
Dear Dinesh Nair Sir, I concur with mam Valsa George not that you are going wild but I mean to say that the way you understood or depicted God in the present poem. God created tiger and deer to live in harmony and the sin triggered them to be wild!
Still a tale telling how to earn one's bread and not caring a bit one is alive or dead Brings tears in God's eyes for a change so beautifully put down in a nice poem and carries a lot of wisdom indeed........Dineshji
Thanking God for giving the daily bread, but never caring how it is earned or not bothered how another is crushed or mutilated in the process....! This double standard is abominable! But I think God in heaven never rejoices seeing the strong subjugating the weak, but instead He sheds tears...... not for a change, but habitually! Your imagination is running wild Dinesh!
A thoughtful poem to think about. Very true said, these things are still taking place in front our eyes. Even after knowing full well of the consequences still its going on. A beautiful presentation though in form of story. Loved reading the message you conveyed properly.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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A superb tale that defines the world we live in with all the hypocrisy of some priests and so called wise people, who are so full of their own self importance and power that they have no feelings for the people they preach too. They delude themselves into thinking they are representing God who must be crying for all the unnecessary sufferings in the world. God sent his son Jesus to teach people the truth of love, kindness and forgiveness! I realise you are so sceptical about the existence of God but his son Jesus did exist and tried to change everything for the better!