Prasenjit Banerjee Poet Free verse

Rainbow

Perennially scourged
Always on the run
Panicked at heart
 Incessant gunshots

Lost I my parents, my kid brother
My elder sister  kidnapped
I saw my people marched in herds to the distant valley
I know they will never come back

The raindrops still drench
Treetops, sprawling fields
The clouds still gather
Over mountain ridges

Afghanistan, Gaza strip, Iraq
The images are blurred
Hushed procession of faceless men
Borders the horizon like standing corpses

Yet
I stretch
I jump 
I heave
To
Touch for once
The all- embracing rainbow 

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Gary Bateman September 2, 2014 at 1:43 PM Presenjit, I really like your free verse version of "Rainbow." The Rainbow backdrop of your work gains significant poignancy by the quite difficult events you describe in your verse. Most Excellent Job!! Your imagery is employed quite exquisitely and to very great effect!! I am rating you a "7" on this work. Coincidentally, I had just posted my work too today on the same subject "Rainbow." My version is a rhyme ABAB. My narrative is different though. You should check it out. Cheers, Gary