April 14- 1912 Poem by Ravi Panamanna

This was the fateful day when the Titanic met its disastrous end. This poem was composed years earlier than the film 'Titanic'. Date of composition 15th April 1992.
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Here I lie-
Fathoms deep,
Deep in the heart
For decades eight.

Here I lie
Where light peeps not
Where the shores never meet
Where emotions still penetrate.

Here I lie
Buried forever
The waters engulfing
Many a dream.

Here I lie
On a voyage unfinished-
Afar from the Southampton lights
Never seeing Uncle Sam’s foot lights.

Here I lie
With a night ever to remember,
The heavens opening in delight,
Many innocent souls hovering in high spirits.

Here I lie
Where a glacier loomed over the sea-
As a door unto the heavens,
As a gate unto eternity.

What was seen –
Was a lie that rose above,
Was a truth hidden by the waves and fog,
A moment reserved for me.

A bang!
And in minutes all was over!
I was torn into two
And the surging waves stood a silent witness.

Here I lie-
For decades eight,
Buried in waves
Miles so deep.

Here I lie-
Where fishes house within me,
Where the coral reefs lie far behind,
Where the ripples are ever silent.

Here I lie
Where human efforts went in vain.
The world has not forgotten me
And rises to offer a stoic salute now and then.