Sandra Martyres

Sandra Martyres

Mumbai - India
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Sandra Martyres
Mumbai - India
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Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Earthquake Comments

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The earth rumbled
Buildings by the dozen tumbled
With the hundreds trapped under the debris
Wailing like the proverbial banshee
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Patti Masterman 18 September 2009

I find it difficult to imagine so much devastation at one go. Glad I have never been in a real one. I know you live with the threat daily; my hats off to everyone who lives under such a possibility and still carries on life as usual.

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Lawrence S. Pertillar 29 May 2009

What a tremendous depiction written I can visualize as if I was there. Such a captivating expression of anguish and despair. Riveting. Reminds one that the Earth also has an agenda. And to communicate with it is all that it wishes. Nice and spellbinding.

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Shashendra Amalshan 17 May 2009

very visual poem indeed...fulll of auditory and vivid visual images..u ve porttrayed a very realistic picture indeed...and very touching and moving poem too 10++

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Sathyanarayana M V S 16 May 2009

Poignantly described the after math of an earthquake. But why this late cry?

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Kesav Easwaran 13 May 2009

Earthquake...eloquent description, Sandra...your words live a tragedy inside your write...10

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a hard reality .man is not equipped to handle fear pain at the same time...you have brought out the scene very well

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Roshni D'Souza 12 May 2009

Not sure when you wrote this, but certainly relevant for today...Really nice description and the rhyme is so easy and unforced! Pleasure to read!

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maggie murray 12 May 2009

Sandra, a magnificent piece you have written. I could not even imagine the feelings, never mind write about them.....I hope I never have to...regards Maggie

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Ramesh T A 12 May 2009

Indeed it is a very irreparable tragedy the tremor leads to! This fate hangs on Earth forever! A most relevant poem to think about!

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