When.Calamity.Strikes.A.Family Poem by narayana aghalaya

When.Calamity.Strikes.A.Family

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WHEN.CALAMITY.STRIKES

love, a.tender.plant

nurtured.by.all.stake.holders

binds.them.together,

and, in.a.crisis, inspires

'keep.hopes, you.shall.be.rescued'

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Friday, February 23, 2018
Topic(s) of this poem: love and life
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Families often face serious crises-financial, health....It is necessary that the members should keep calm and courageously face the problem. Mutual love among the family members is crucial. this has to be nurtured with care through good times and bad times. In a calamity, love will come in handy. The crisis will be owned by all the members and the anxiety shared is anxiety halved.This poem in Tanka form -with 5,7, ,5,7,7 syllables in lines 1,2,3,4,5.The lines do not rhyme.Tanka is a 1200 year old Japanese verse form. It is generally used to describe delicate emotions like love, anxietyor about nature....
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Valsa George 06 March 2018

Your poems are full of practical suggestions to face the crises of life and reminders of man of the basic values to be nurtured! Beautiful Tanka! The accompanying notes are even more enlightening!

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