Fani: A Cyclone I Witnessed

Fani wrought mayhem in this part of the world Its awful sway was noticed for just four hours Hauling high speed of wind with great powers The monstrous wind blew away trunks of trees, Thatched houses and weak roofs of pucca houses Roads of streets were blocked with broken trees With traces of trucks and trucks of somber leaves Electric poles and transformers dashed the ground Like headless victims in an atrocious battleground The lives after the day of cyclone felt horrible People had to live life painful and miserable Sans electricity, all cell phones were dead People were cut off from the outside world Rich people could find a little comfort As they could avail water, refrigerator, and fans Through generators and powerful inverters While the poor people passed day and night Facing the cruel time with soreness throughout This was the second mightiest cyclone After super cyclone 1999, I witnessed here Pay God not to put us into such mayhem anymore Copyright @ Dillip K Swain