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Millions of
people asleep
Unaware of
those deep
Shudders
within the bosom of mother earth
Harbinger of
pain, suffering and, maybe, death.
She heaves
and wreaks havoc on all
Rich, poor,
men, women, children big and small
Perish in a
few moments, even before they knew what hit them
The Richter
Scale shook and read near ten.
The
disastrous disaster had dealt a deadly blow
Even the
fastest scientific equipment to predict it were slow
Nature again
had proved superior in it's 'neanderthal stage'
It can beat
the smartest creature 'man' in this 'atomic age'.
A lesson of
humility relearnt the hard way
Against human's tyranny, Lady Nature had her silent say.
-Marisha
Dec'98