A Moment of Silence
A moment of silence.
Join me, O mother earth
As I whisper a prayer,
For your son's stricken to death.
By the invisible scythe of corona. (Covid-19)
Listen to the tunes
Of these sorrowful strings
All you far and near.
For the names they hum
Are of the lost brothers we held so dear.
Come, you all in your numbers
Come with flowers to the graves
Let us pay our last respect
To the sailors washed down the vault
By this viperous wave.
Heed the voices of the criers
March in troupes to the pyres
Mourn, oh brothers mourn
For this novel COVID storm
Has got our world broken and torn.
To mothers lost to panics and fears
And fathers contorted with heavy tears.
To children deprived of saying goodbyes,
Before their lungs, murmured last sighs.
To our dear nurses, doctors,
Volunteers and all frontline workers.
To those risking their lives
In order to save that of others.
To all isolated in despair,
Wandering in exile from embrace and care
Oh what comfort can I offer you?
To all who have suffered
From loss and loneliness
In these long painful days
To all trapped in the claws of sullenness
Seeking a million escaping ways
We whisper for you a prayer.
We've seen your trials and heard your wails.
Oh Sorry for your loss and the pain it entails.
We can't pray for you hard enough
Or wish you well enough,
But Our hearts are with you.
These numbers of deceased
Are losses for you and the world.
To you our brave warriors,
who stood the vicious test
And survived the pandemic and its frets
Accept these words I mutter
As insignias for your bravery.
It may never be like it used to be
But sow your hope in the skies
and give this glorious life another try.
From the midst of these chaotic grumbles
Shall rise relieving sighs.
Throughout nights, dawns and days
The world will be with you in every way.
Should your hope ever sway,
And your gloom be called to day,
Bid the world to offer a hand,
And we shall stand by you.
Let us all build on the greatest hope
That our world shall be healed.
And we shall soon be pandemic free.
Copyright © Stranja Depoet | Year Posted 2021
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