Geeta Radhakrishna Menon July Poems

Though sixteen years have passed by,
I still cannot erase from my memory,
The floods that came in like a Tsunami wave
On 26th July 2005 into Mumbai.
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The next day, almost mid-day,
My husband and I, slowly ventured downstairs.
The water that had risen high, up to nine feet height
Inside the house, during the high tide period at night,
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That night, we could not sleep at all.
We were in our neighbour's house upstairs,
Who accommodated us so kindly.
The neighbours were tensed too,
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