'See my power', the sea shouted to man,
'I can crush houses, as well as buildings as flat as a pan'.
Man argued, you can destroy a lot of lives,
But the rest of us have protected ourselves with pitchforks and knives'.
'Silly human, what do you think', the sea burst out laughing,
'That you can protect yourselves with all those pointy things.'
'I may not be able to, now I understand,
But don't think that you can rule us' said the human with a wave of his hand.
'Oh really, well then let me see,
How you face the coming tsunami'.
Saying this the sea went down happily,
And came back up again very terribly.
'I have lost my wife and children to the sea'.
Now I have no family'.
Saying this man walked away sadly,
Now knowing the strength of the sea very clearly.
Copyright © 2009 by Sneha Murali
Sneha dear... i think this one is best of your rich poems..love it very much..and i really enjoyed alot and read 5 time... well done.. really great one..the style is unique and perfectly done... all my respect to you good poetess...10 ++++
TSunami was terrible...i don't even want to remember it... a lesson learnt... good one
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
interesting the conversation between man and sea..you did it well