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Saturday 5 January 2019

IN BANGLADESH

Lines written on 24th December, 2018... 

It will be lunch time now in Valletta.
They will be dining
and sipping wine in the
roadside restaurants and watching
the passing tourists
who have come to celebrate Christmas.

It will be dark and cold
in Alberta at this time.
The streets will be lit up
with multi coloured Christmas lights
that bewitch both eye and brain.
The city will be mostly asleep,
except for the party goers
singing along the sidewalks,
like the girl in the red
Santa costume, dancing
around a pole in the all night club.

In Reykjavik they'll be clearing snow
from front doors, then going out
last minute Christmas shopping
on skis and sleds over deep snow
that sparkles and glistens
beneath a dark winter sky.

In Bangladesh it is evening,
but not like other evenings.
This one is tragic.
A tsunami has hit.
The villages, the people,
all have been swept away.
By the hand of God?
What true God would inflict such agony
upon his faithful and obedient worshippers?

Volcanoes will erupt, spewing out
molten lava. Tsunamis and earthquakes follow...
while, elsewhere, are peaceful paradises.

In all these places I have never been
my presence dwells: aah, such pleasure...
and the most heart-rending and debilitating compassion.


17 comments:

  1. Beautifully written. Not sure there is a plan for joy or sorrow, no matter how hard we try to figure it out. Life seems so random.

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    1. Yes, a sad fact of life, I guess.
      Seems there's no rhythm or rhyme to these things...just so sad😒
      Thank you so much.

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  2. Very touching as only you could write it, dearest Ygraine.
    Tragedy, sorrow , pain are these the work of God or just our world letting us know it is pissed at how man is caring for it.
    Always so nice to hear from you. I hope each day brings you healings, my friend.

    Hugs and Love ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

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    1. To be honest, dearest Jan...I think it is the latter. Poor Mother Earth collapsing beneath the endless assualt of man.
      If only the lessons could be learned...

      Oh thank you so much...and wishing you and your family all the luck and healing in the world!

      All my love and hugs ❤❤❤

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  3. This is so touching and your words show, and share, the sorrow and pain caused by natures wrath.

    My good wishes

    All the best Jan

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    1. Thank you so much...I really appreciate that!😊😊
      Wishing you a great week!

      Hugs xxx

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  4. __ Some, do feel that vibrating Pacific Ring of Fire through their soles, and their souls:

    this ring of fire
    sensed through our soles and souls
    as hearts' beings throb

    __ -One second of Human Time, could easily step far beyond one trillion years of Universal Time, it depends on how time is accounted-.
    _m

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    1. Yes, isn't it strange how time plays tricks...ten minutes of a happy experience can seem like a split second...whereas ten minutes of a sad experience seems like a lifetime.
      Yes, empathy can be excruciating...πŸ’”

      Thank you so much😊😊

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  5. Poignant and beautiful. Huge thanks. I hope your healing is continuing. Hugs.

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  6. Oh thank you, Sue...so much!
    Yes, I'm doing quite well, thank you. Am just waiting for the wounds to heal, then on to radiotherapy.

    Sending you lots of love and hugs xxx

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  7. There is so much feeling in this! So touching! Feeling the sadness and love. You are such an amazing writer my friend!
    Ygraine, I hope your healing is going well! Always thinking of you! Big Hugs!

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  8. Oh Sweetie...you are so kind! My deepest, most heartfelt thanks!!😊😊
    Yes, I think I'm healing quite well...but have managed to catch flu! Lol
    Do hope all is well with you!

    Sending you lots of love and hugs ❤❤❤

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  9. Bangladesh is an interesting country.
    thank you to bring the attention about tsunami.
    have a great day

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    1. Thank you, Tanza. That is much appreciated!😊😊

      Wishing you a great day too!

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  10. Wonderfully done my friend!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    being at so many places at same time is both joy and misery!

    you feel the peace of others heart and your heart bears the pain of people as it is his own!

    God is mysteriously kind and merciful

    each act of his let us step ahead and think how to turn tough times in our own favor

    his love for his men is beyond our limited comprehension

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  11. Yes, I agree, dearest Baili. I do believe there is a reason for everything that happens...only sometimes it is hard for we mere humans to see it.
    My deepest, most heartfelt thanks...😊😊

    Much love and hugs ❤❤❤

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