A Retrospection

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I paid the price and many others with me,
Washed beaches, flooded houses, broken trees.
When both the mother and child weep, I ask myself...
Is it the wrath of Mother Nature or fruits of our deeds?

*As most of you know that my town was hit by Super Storm Sandy, I apologize for not replying to your comments and reading your blogs.
Location: Hackensack, NJ, USA

Comments

  1. Satish MutatkarNovember 5, 2012 at 8:46 AM

    Fruits of stubbornness in refusing to acknowledge that Climate change has already happened...well written:)

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  2. Johny SantangeloNovember 5, 2012 at 11:08 AM

    Brilliant thought. It depends up to you how you take it. You can blame mother nature and you also can blame your deeds.

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  3. AnonymousNovember 5, 2012 at 11:38 AM

    Very well written. And I like the thought behind it :-)

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  4. AnonymousNovember 5, 2012 at 11:40 AM

    Also, death and destruction often leave us brooding. But then life catches on. I esp liked tje last two lines

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  5. Anu ~*~November 5, 2012 at 11:41 AM

    A nice piece of writing.
    very good work saru di ..:)

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  6. Words KraftNovember 5, 2012 at 11:51 AM

    We have used up every bit of what Mother Earth had to offer..In fact used up more than our green Planet could afford to offer..And now its time we face the Doomsday...

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  7. ANULATA RAJ NAIRNovember 5, 2012 at 12:33 PM

    Is it the wrath of Mother Nature or fruits of our deeds?

    mother can't be so harsh to her kids......

    saru, hope things are improving at ur end....
    take care dear

    bless u.
    anu

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  8. AnonymousNovember 5, 2012 at 1:00 PM

    Oh gosh - I hope you're all right.

    Unfortunately, we do have ourselves to blame for global warming and its consequences.

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  9. Brad DuggNovember 5, 2012 at 1:06 PM

    as long as you are fine safe and happy....everything else ok....your posts are mostly WORTH THE WAIT

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  10. Privy TriflesNovember 5, 2012 at 1:36 PM

    Hope you are ok..take care!

    Beautifully written as always!

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  11. RashmiNovember 5, 2012 at 2:28 PM

    good expressions...doubts do occur in hardships...but faith we shall keep on mother's love...be blessed u all

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  12. Rahul BhatiaNovember 5, 2012 at 9:49 PM

    True Saru, difficult to say it is wrath of nature or fruits of our deeds! Hope peace and tranquility returns soon.

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  13. magiceyeNovember 5, 2012 at 10:57 PM

    Beautifully asked in verse.
    Nature being a mother can never destroy willfully. Hence just our misdeeds revisiting us.

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  14. Gayatri SoniNovember 5, 2012 at 11:00 PM

    I wish, everything would be fine at your end, and you always keep writing! Keep smiling! :)

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  15. Sri ValliNovember 5, 2012 at 11:53 PM

    Beautifully written...Very thoughtful question in the end...I feel its both..

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  16. Found In FolsomNovember 6, 2012 at 12:48 AM

    Hey Saru...hope you guys are back to normal routine. I have many friends in the area and they have suffered from power cut, no internet, telephone...
    Fruits of our nature paid back by mother nature...:(

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  17. Tarang SinhaNovember 6, 2012 at 3:29 AM

    You’re in New Jersey, right? You won’t believe perhaps but when I heard the news, you came to my mind. Whatever these natural calamities are, it’s very unfortunate and disturbing. I hope and wish things are improving now.

    You expressed a lot in few words.

    Take Care:)

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  18. BikramNovember 6, 2012 at 6:18 AM

    Fruit of our deeds ...


    Bikram's

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  19. PoojaNovember 6, 2012 at 9:49 AM

    Lovely, the last line caught my special attention..

    Hope you are fine Saru, sending my prayers and wishes.take care..god bless!

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  20. PanchaliNovember 6, 2012 at 11:46 AM

    Dear Saru,
    An excellent piece of poetry, an expression of your inner consciousness in unison with the tragedy.This is the way of nature or, may be 'fruits of our deeds'..Don't know what it is...
    Stay strong, don’t let the devastation overwhelm your inner strengths.
    ((hugs))

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  21. Cloud NineNovember 6, 2012 at 12:11 PM

    Oh...Glad you are safe. Very true, it is the 'fruit of our deeds'.

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  22. AkankshaNovember 6, 2012 at 12:54 PM

    Oh, I didn't know you were at East Coast. Hope everything is fine now. Take care.

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  23. UnknownNovember 6, 2012 at 7:27 PM

    Saru, hope everything is back to normal now -- sending you good wishes and prayers. The poem is hard-hitting -- I hope someone is listening.

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  24. TTTNovember 6, 2012 at 10:07 PM

    Saru , that was straight from heart ! Sending across lots of prayer and good wishes ...

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  25. AJAY GARGNovember 7, 2012 at 9:52 AM

    Nicely put..... May God give all the affected people strength to bear the losses they have suffered.

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  26. C SureshNovember 7, 2012 at 11:54 AM

    Saru! 'both mother and child weep' would be correct. Feel free to delete this comment.

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  27. C SureshNovember 7, 2012 at 11:54 AM

    Mmm! Mother Nature is very forgiving but we are taxing the limits.

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  28. DeepzNovember 7, 2012 at 12:21 PM

    touching..Sad

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  29. Akshay Kumar GNovember 7, 2012 at 2:15 PM

    The wrath of mother nature is because of our bad deeds. :( A touching portrayal of a natural disaster which you personally saw and experienced. I am so glad you and your family are safe, Saru. Prayers to all those affected by this tragedy.

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  30. MridulaNovember 7, 2012 at 11:58 PM

    Take care. Hope things are getting back to normal now.

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  31. AmitAagNovember 8, 2012 at 5:19 AM

    "Is it the wrath of Mother Nature or fruits of our deeds?"
    The mother, howsoever loving and kind, has to sometimes slap the children for their wrong doings!
    Very nice retrospection!

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  32. DebopamNovember 8, 2012 at 5:29 AM

    Everything will be fine....

    http://debnature.blogspot.in

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  33. KunalNovember 8, 2012 at 8:19 AM

    First, congratulations on your 100th post. I do not leave my footprints here everytime, but you know I read them all. Thank you for your words. :)

    And, hard to say that whether it has been our fault. Since, the earth, the storms, the winds and the rains has all been present here long since we inhabited it. And they always will be here. May be the nature likes to remind us once in a while, how weak we can be. Teaches us to be humble and love and cherish life. At least that is how is how i see it. :)

    Hope, you are doing fine now and are unscathed by the nature's fury.

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  34. AnonymousNovember 8, 2012 at 8:49 AM

    The price has not been paid in full yet .... the wrath is unfolding.

    Good to know that you are safe.

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  35. RamyaNovember 8, 2012 at 11:50 AM

    Happy that you are safe, and yes the lines are very very nice so true!!! every one of us should really think about it ...

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  36. Someone is SpecialNovember 8, 2012 at 12:41 PM

    Beautifully written Saru. Good to know you are safe.. Keep us updated.. :)

    Someone is Special

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  37. Rajni SinhaNovember 8, 2012 at 5:35 PM


    "Is it the wrath of Mother Nature or fruits of our deeds?"
    a question which needs a retrospective answer---an answer which we all know and yet...

    nice poem sets the mind thinking
    Good to know you are safe

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  38. SoniaNovember 9, 2012 at 3:28 AM

    Sorry for being so late to reply. Actually I was away from blog since few days.. I hope everything is back to normal now at your place.. Even then take care di..

    As always a soulful poetry.. :) And thanks for suggesting about Google transliterate.. I ll try it:)

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  39. indu chhibberNovember 9, 2012 at 7:47 AM

    An excellent take on a natural disaster.I hope your family did not suffer much in the storm.

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  40. Some solved riddlesNovember 9, 2012 at 8:17 AM

    very nicely written
    loved the idea behind the post.....

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  41. Dark KnightNovember 9, 2012 at 12:21 PM

    Great poem, and powerful meaning behind it with just a few words. Glad you're safe and sound, Saru!

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  42. SwapnaNovember 9, 2012 at 3:16 PM

    Such an apt thought at this time Saru. And I am so so glad that you are okay and safe. Take care.

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  43. Krishna/കൃഷ്ണNovember 10, 2012 at 4:47 AM

    well written... nice lines...

    happy Diwali...

    thanks

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  44. RajNovember 10, 2012 at 10:19 AM

    Saru.. that was so thought provokingly written. It is really sad that nature has bore the brunt of all abuse from us for a long long time and some times when its patience is exhausted, she lashes out at us as a warning for us to take heed. But we have grown to be too thick skinned. The amount of climate change I have seen over the last 2 years has left me shell shocked and worrying about what the future holds for us.

    I hope things are back to normal for you. Take care Saru. :)

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  45. BhaktacharyyaNovember 10, 2012 at 9:35 PM

    Fruits of our deeds indeed..

    wish you a very safe dewali.
    take care

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  46. RiàNovember 11, 2012 at 6:59 AM

    We were so scared and worried to read about it!! Hope you weren't that badly affected.

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  47. AnkitNovember 11, 2012 at 11:14 AM

    " When both the mother and child weep, I ask myself...
    Is it the wrath of Mother Nature or fruits of our deeds? "

    Nice !!!

    cudn't agree more !!

    Happy Blogging !!!

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  48. joshi danielNovember 12, 2012 at 12:15 AM

    hope everything is ok with you!

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  49. UnknownNovember 12, 2012 at 1:08 AM

    Please take care, I am sorry I did not know about you. I hope everything is fine now and wish to read many more beautiful poems from you :)

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  50. Anshul GautamNovember 12, 2012 at 2:29 AM

    I was completely unaware that you are there. I hope everything is safe.
    And I am still ringing with the question you left in this post.

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  51. sathishNovember 12, 2012 at 11:18 PM

    the question at the last and your humbleness in P.S;I adore

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  52. Dreaming Wanderer. www.tonightidream-iwander.blogspot.comNovember 13, 2012 at 2:37 AM

    very sorry for d great loss of urs n so many more..
    hope things get better soon..
    God Bless..

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  53. BGTNovember 16, 2012 at 11:49 PM

    Unfortunately this is natures way of fighting back.. We humans will remain helpless! Glad you are safe.. God Bless..

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  54. Anunoy SamantaNovember 18, 2012 at 12:38 PM

    It is a question from all of us and I think none of us ready enough to reply :)
    by the way is everything fine in your side?

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  55. ZunnurNovember 19, 2012 at 8:00 AM

    I'm deeply sorry for the disaster that struck your place. I hope everything is fine with you and your loved ones.
    That was a beautiful poem. I can't help but to think that it is the damage done to nature by human beings that is causing all these disasters.

    Take care!

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  56. Dipthi SomeshNovember 20, 2012 at 10:04 AM

    lovely lines..
    and it is really sad that disasters like this keep happening..
    hope all s well.. take care..
    and hope nothing more is in store..

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  57. KappuNovember 23, 2012 at 12:48 PM

    Sandy had Beebe pretty harsh yes :( I hooey ure better and back to routine now.... tc

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  58. raDecember 10, 2012 at 1:57 AM

    Beautiful!

    i hope everything is normal at your side now..!

    this poem reminds me of 21st dec 2012 the Doomsday approaching !!

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