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For those of you who do not know, before
moving to Chennai, I lived in Albuquerque, New Mexico. This week my thoughts go
to this enchanted land as the forests of Ruidoso, where I once vacationed,
burns.
Father Fire, you appear in our lives in
many forms:
As pain, you singe our hearts;
as anger you singe our spirits,
as thirst, you singe our being.
So
be it.
But hear my prayerful request:
Do not singe the flesh of the forest anymore!
For more on the NM forest fire, please click
here.
Bhavana my heart is with you and everyone in New Mexico. You know what I feel about NM.
ReplyDeleteI know, Maya! I feel sad for those who had to leave their homes and whose homes burnt...let the skies pour cool water on hearts and woods.
DeleteThis is very sad. I hope they control it quickly.
ReplyDeleteThe fires have been controlled to an extent--but still..
Deletethe mystic law of the simultaneity of cause and effect is universal and absolute, and with our limited understanding, it is not always possible to figure out why things happen. i hope the fire is controlled soon, and that losses are prevented. thanks for the link, was not aware of this news.
ReplyDeleteFire is a bit under control, I hear. But loss is already extensive...
DeleteSending prayers and wishes that way...thank you for sharing, Bhavana.
ReplyDeleteWith you in sending the prayers, Corinne!
Deletethis is such a lovely blog bhavana! And this post is equally moving. My thoughts are with you and everyone in New Mexico.
ReplyDeleteThank you!!! Yes, I hope residents find peace in their heart somehow and the woods calm down.
Deletetragic...
ReplyDeleteYes...magiceye, yes.
DeleteFirst time I am reading poetry from you. Really intense and powerful!
ReplyDeleteI do not know one call this poetry, TF. I just had to pray in some form... Thanks for your kind words:)
DeleteBhavana....thank you for this prayer. It is so hard to think about, and so impossible not to. We smell the smoke. You've written a powerful poem to Father Fire, of the many forms. We do have no choice but to say, 'so be it', but oh, how we raise our pleas with you.. beautiful New Mexico Alexandra
ReplyDeleteYes, Alex. It is a so be it for everything else but spare the woods!
DeleteI pray for the well being of forests on this planet!
ReplyDelete...heart touching poem Bhavana in the form of a prayer...or is it a prayer in the garb of a poem!
Thank you Amitji! It is more a prayer--I am not good at writing poems:(
DeleteForests are already getting destroyed in huge numbers by the one worst mistake of nature called Man. Atleast Nature should stop destroying those that have been left untouched.Reminds me of the Forest Fire scene from Bambi, Saw the movie a few weeks back with my son !
ReplyDeleteYes, they have been caused by carelessness and recklessness. But there are smart ways to contain spread by creating breaks in the fire circles.
DeleteNo, I have not seen that movie. But do hope the fire calms down:)
Forest fires are one of the serious threats :( Let us pray for avoiding such disasters.. Heart touching poem.
ReplyDeleteYes, when folks have to leave their homes at short notice and then come back to find nothing..it is horendous. But worser for the forests--the trees, shade plants, the animals and birds, and the little insects and bugs...
Deletewasn't aware of this. after reading your post, i am going through this news now. this is sad, really sad.
ReplyDeleteapologies for not being able to appreciate the poem now.
Thanks Deb. It is not a poem--it is just my thoughts said in a prayer..thats all. Thanks for your honesty. Yes, it is sad...and I feel so overwhelmed by everything
Deletei think this is your second post i have read since morning..love the way u use power of words.
ReplyDeleteAlka, I am so glad to see you here!!! I am not a poet. I just did not know how else to say it.
DeleteThere are times when we can do no more than pray. Loved the simple honesty of your words. Father Fire has his reasons. Some day perhaps, we might be given an opportunity to grasp them.
ReplyDeleteYes, Srini, I am sure there are reasons--but at the moment I don't understand and I feel powerless and useless. A prayer is an action enough, right?
DeleteThe imagery is more overpowering than the words themselves. Father fire can be cruel indeed. May the forests be saved.
ReplyDeleteYes, Zephyr. May the forests escape any further wrath...after all we were responsible for our carelessness, then why hurt the forests?
Deleteyour photograph is amazing and captivating.
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its really a serious thing....but i feel that its not that easy to prevent those forest fire and only thing can be done is minimize the loses from it......
ReplyDeleteSuch devastation. How did it start?
ReplyDeleteHow tragic! Devastating blazes must have charred hundreds of square miles of forested countryside...The picture would hurt any right minded person!! :(((
ReplyDeleteSad. It was February last year I camped in Ruidoso and went on Ski- vacation. I just love that place. I hope it comes back to normalcy in a year.
ReplyDeleteSo Sad:(
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