Andrew Crisci Poet Rhyme

Tragedy Is a Spinning Wheel

Tragedy is a spinning wheel
which stops at its own will,
and when it does an earthquake, flood or tsunami strikes
poisoning the pristine environment, wiping out endless lives....
such was the fate of unlucky Japan,
the island off the Asian mainland.


When destruction was everywhere and fear was deep,
people miserably wept searching for survivors through the debris and mud...
feeble voices were occasionally heard from underneath;
how helpless, and frustrated and sad they felt not to be able to pull them out!
Fakushima resembled a graveyard with sprawled corpses,
unfolding the horror of a massive catastrophe before their saddened eyes.  


Let's show our heartfelt sympathy
with a kindness which surpasses all credibility,  
remembering that tragedy is a spinning wheel
never telling where it will stop to make a kill...
and as Japan asks for our help, we should gladly offer it
with open hearts and arms and they will thank us for it.

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Carolyn Devonshire May 7, 2011 at 12:03 PM The spinning wheel theory is right on target, Andrew. I'm glad the U.S. sent aid to Japan and hope other nations will do so as well. Still, I remember when Katrina devastated New Orleans and we received assistance only from a few countries -- Britain, Australia and Canada. Maybe there were some others I missed, but the U.S. is always among the first to respond with aid and it make me proud to be an American. You have a poignant entry here, dear friend, and I wish you success. Love, Carolyn