Japan, Land of Rising Son

Japan, land of rising SUN Faced Natures devastation Tsunami, earthquake obliterated cities Lost all but not hope, maturity, sanity Collective harmony, community first attitude No honking, no mad overtaking; only understanding on jammed roads No shoplifting when lights fused in malls Mature media, compassionate humanity No bloodcurdling visuals of chest beating or wild grief No hypocrisy of help by Politicians Well cultivated patience, doggedness to move on Relief work, removal of debris, building roads at amazing speed No mass scale panic on tanking of stocks, yen vulnerability Cultured dignity, dignified grace Disciplined queues for water, groceries, no chaotic scenes, squabbles People buying to meet present need, so everybody could get something. High moralistic Human values Restaurants cut prices, no burglary at unguarded ATM Plain speak on Nuclear threat levels Japanese have done it before Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings could only maim not rein Tsunami and earthquake could only dissolve few cities not their resolve Crisis handling, innate to Japanese God gave volcanoes They marshalled art of baking on it rather than getting charred Japan, the land of rising SON ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ By Hitendra Mehta May 2011 For Members Contest - Trubute to Japan by Debbie Guzzi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~