Irony Of Peace

IRONY OF PEACE

Seer says ‘arms dealer’
May not be healer
Adjudged innocent killer

Maker of metal detector
Bombs disposal kits
Scanning X-ray machine
Close circuit TV
Will lose business of billions
If explosion cease
People will nourish
Melody of nightingale
Rosy fragrance
Refreshing cool breeze

Made of clay
Intellect display

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Catastrophic Images Of 1945

CATASTROPHIC IMAGES OF 1945

6 And 9 August of 1945
Catastrophic images are still alive
By the sheer drive human could survive
Forget, forgive and strive to thrive
Sporting spirit contrive to revive
Even at a time of turmoil dream hive

Pilot of the US Air Force
Dropped a 16-kiloton
Uranium fission bomb
In a flash of light
All hell broke loose

The eyes of young girls
Watching the parachute melted
And their faces became bloated blisters
Temperatures rose to 4000 degrees
Melting iron and vaporizing human bodies

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Indian Poets

Look before and beyond
Twin Towers
Weary webs waste vision
Work on mission.

Much blood has blown
Under the bridge of peace
Human bones are its pillars
Constructed by the body
It leads between hell and heaven
Poets will write a verse
On the architect of it
Wow with their rhyme and wit.

Unforgettable 1947
Guru Ram and Rahim
Moved in heaven
As their followers
Chopped into pieces
Scattered across borders

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