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Nature, the Destroyer

Nature, the destroyer Unsuspecting morn, All else left save old and kids, In fisherfolks’ huts. A rogue wave crashes Into the coast , flattening Them out in a flash. Bodies, four hundred, Dumped and under debris, rot. Town stinks for a month. By: S.Jagathsimhan Nair, 11th mar 12 For: PD’s " Nature the destroyer-haiku" contest Ps: Based on the devastation caused by Tsunami ‘o4 at a town called “ Colachel”, the worst affected, not far away from my place.

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Jayachandran Chakrapany

Date: 6/12/2012 1:19:00 AM

AS our mother ,nature is calm and silent almost every time .but sometime she retaliate that would be beyond all our expectations .but never it come to a nano percent of the cruelties that we are doing on her .it is only a general opinion and not on the causalities of tsunami .nice work .thank you for sharing .jk

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 3/23/2012 1:18:00 PM

Congratulations on your win in P.D.'s "Nature The Destroyer" contest Jag. Love, Carol

Carol Sunshine Brown

Date: 3/19/2012 5:20:00 AM

Congratulations on your placement in this contest Jag. Love, Carol

Linda-Marie Sweetheart

Date: 3/16/2012 8:51:00 PM

congrats Jag on an awesome win for these splendid words of Haiku luv..

Kim Merryman

Date: 3/16/2012 7:12:00 PM

You portrayed the tragedy of the tsunami very well in these 3 short haiku. Congrats on your win, Jag! Love, Kim

Elizabeth Wesley

Date: 3/16/2012 8:28:00 AM

You expound on tragedy in such a unique way Jag, the vivid portrayal gives insight into the horror of that sad time. Can't imagine this not being a winner.

Poet Destroyer A

Date: 3/15/2012 10:33:00 PM

JAG~.Congratulations ;-) THANK YOU FOR SUPPORTING ;-) my contest... Enjoyed your entry,~ always*PD

Gwendolen Song

Date: 3/12/2012 11:56:00 PM

Unsuspecting is right! With little warning our lives can be changed in a flash!,,,you captured the sheer ugliness and devastation with excellence, Jag! Yes, like Yas wrote, so pleased your family was not involved. Blessings for this very descriptive write. It makes me feel so thankful that we are chosen to "go on"....right? Thanks for the heartfelt soup mail. Gwendolen :)