Midweek Review
Universal in a Catastrophe
Survivors of the South-East Asian tragedy,
Triggered by nature’s stern promptings,
Somehow reining-in suffocating sorrow,
Are leaving no unhinged stone unturned,
To salvage the remains of those held dear,
In fresh testimony of love’s staying power,
But it speaks well for the untouched majority,
That unstinted succor is pouring in,
To render some solace to the hapless,
Although no amount of fellow feeling,
Could make up for the wrenching sorrow,
Of parting from a priceless presence.
By Lynn Ockersz
