Now And Then Poem by Veeraiyah Subbulakshmi

If these rays were as pleasant as here and now,
Those couldn’t have scaled many hearts there and then,

If this breeze were as calm as here and now,
It couldn’t have felled many hearts there and then,

If this river were as smooth as here and now,
It couldn’t have flooded many hearts there and then,

If these hearts were as tolerant and loving as here and now,
They could have survived in the first relationship there and then.