The Corona Catastrophe Poem by s.zaynab kamoonpury
The Corona Catastrophe
Silently shrill
a scary chill
has run down the spine
of our blue planet windmill
So many deceased
Too many ill
mounting and surmounting
the healthcare bill
Breathing for many
is like climbing uphill
or like panting on
your home treadmill
And it's frightening when
there is nil a pill.
A minute invisible
virus doth kill.
Pray to God for mercy
bow and kneel!
Many are dying
without a will
It's safer to stay home
by the window sill
The world seems to have come
to a standstill
You now have time to sharpen
your poetic quill
In lockdown pray
and ink still spill
You may hone
your poetic skill
Until the virus
has had its fill.
Corona they say feels like drowning
like a fish without a gill
for we can't breathe
like the eel or krill.
In mouths hot water
flush and swill
Exterminate this virus?
only God can and will.
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It`s a good topic for discussion. I do share your opinion that we all must pray God. But we also must be careful ourselves. We must take care of ourselves and of our close people, first of all. God will help us only if we help each other. Thanks for sharing the poem. (I also have a poem on this topic but it is written in Russian. I will upload it here when I translate it into English) .
3 - So, WHY then has G allowed the virus to exist and make people suffer and be afraid? ? Does he ‘require’ us to pray for “mercy” before ‘exterminating’ it? ? That does not sound like a loving G. Bri : (
The virus is due to mankinds doing and his rapacious careless ways. God is loving but He lets natural punishments punish humans for their bad ways. Thanks
Your skillful wording and imagery well depicts the tragic crisis which has gripped our entire world. I am glad you ended on a positive note, because I also believe that God can and will eliminate this scourge.5 stars
Ans.4. We are responsible for whatever bad happens in this world and death is not always a punishment. Our choices cause and effect impact. Whatever bad happens it is because we have disobeyed God and obeyed satan with our free will. God doesn't need our prayers and He doesn't create viruses to make us pray. Cheers and peace.
Ans,3. This life is a test so it is pointless for God to step in and stop all evil depriving us of free will. He didn't create this world just for us to enjoy. If you want a perfect world wirh no evil then God would need to create robotic angels that do His bidding by force which would be pointless. We have to do good and not evil to deserve the heaven in afterlife and punishment if we choose evil.
Ans. part 2. And the second theory blames super powers for creating this virus as an experiment or a strategy to depopulate the world, again that puts the humans to blame. God allows free will and we have to bear the consequences of humans messing with free will and abusing it. For instance we have the free will to steal or not to steal, to kill or not to kill but if we do kill and steal when it is forbidden by God then God will not intervene to stop it.
Ans. Part 1. Bri sent me comments so I'm answering him to clarify points. You see God is very merciful and loving. God did not send the virus. There are many theories regarding the cause of the corona virus and all of them have humans to blame for it. You see one strong theory is that the virus spread from people eating forbidden flesh such as bats and even in the past it was spread from forbidden flesh like swine i.e swine flu.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/20/2024 10:01:47 AM # 1.0.0.1119
Yes, only God can will this virus to disappear. It is tightening its tentacles on us each day and the tension all over the world is mounting. Enjoyed reading your poem with the jingling effect of chill, pill, and kill, but hardly with any thrill.....as the content is frightening!