Nations I


Mount “Sivanolipatham”*
The nations
Mighty symbol of integrity
Stood firm and serene

But the nations
Bear that Great Mount
Disastrously sliding down
Faster and faster
Like a huge rock
From the peak
Of a mountain

The buffoons in circuses
Exhibiting acrobatics
And balancing on the top
Of a huge ball
To make the crowed crazy

The leaders of the nations
Are balancing on the top of
Disastrously sliding nations
And
Make the people uneasy

*Sivanolipatham, a mountain in Sri Lanka where people of all cast and creed gather together for worship.

S.Jeyasankar
08.10.2006