Craziest Time In Cyclone Amphan

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On May 16, 2020 , Cyclone Amphan hit us at Kolkata, INDIA

Craziest Time in Amphan 
                      
      Forecast of cyclone Amphan alarmed us.
       Doors-windows all closed oblivious.
       Yet could not apprehend severity 
        ending in calamity.
    
         Appeared roaring Amphan in devastating form.
         Vigorous rigorous violent storm. 
        With tremendous thrust tempest outburst.
       Cyclone blown touching two hundred kilometres speed per hour.
       Simultaneous terrible heavy showers
     
       Crowd of clouds too dense compact without any gap
       Not allowing frictions perhaps 
       under high wind pressure to surrender
      but to pour rains in opulence
      threatening ambience.
      No lightning flash or thunder
      Outrageous uproar of cyclone in high pitch
       on intermittent sonorous twitch.
    
      Tall trees, huge massive ones encircling my premise
      swinging, swaying, spinning, thrashing on one another.
      Thick wooden framed glass doors of my house trembling.
      Push of strong storm forced rain waters to flood my floor.
     Ankle deep water collected surrounding sofa set.
     Electricity was off.
     We had candlelight dinner on compulsion,
    not romantic but traumatic.
    
     At midnight, all quiet on domestic front.
     Yet we did not dare to open windows at night
     At dawn, no storm, no rain, calm tranquil after disaster.  
    Most big trees are damaged, either have fallen or lost boughs, branches.
   Tallest tree at gate lying slant hitting my balcony at corner, being uprooted.
   One can walk on the big trunk to reach balcony at first floor.
   
      Traffic signal Poles and lamp posts all broken.   
      TV not functioning, Mobile not working,
      Telephone wire torn Internet gone.
      Social distancing attained highest score.
      Complete confinement settled us indoor.


   08/16/20

 Word Count  238
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