Ice In the Veins

House was washed away in flood, with all articles, Savings of years, are powdered into particles; No pain seen, yet; on members of the family, One could see only smiles; midst the calamity...! == Father gone; mother then; husband is out of view, Children, blossoming beauty buds, are plucked away too; Alone in her hut, as half-dead, lives a woman, If one asks about these, she says: I'm just human...! == Thousands or even more in our precious nation, Live their lives in unutterable starvation; They have just a plain answer with a charming smile: It's our kismet; what, if whole life is a trial...? == Tsunami, destructive guest, visited our village, And snatched away each from the other as pillage; None ever complained to one's deity or God, Accepting all pains, they did their glory applaud...! == Persons, who are by birth, physically challenged; After birth, by mishaps, vital organs damaged; Those, for the benefit of others, limbs donate, All live as happy as birds and worries negate...! == Though used, often, concept romantically cool, Ice in the veins, does introspectively whirlpool; With daily existence, full of crucifixions, Lived midst thorny chains of horrendous afflictions...!!! 24 April 2022