Woeful Wails
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| A Shiver, a shudder goes down my spine To have lost what once was mine The merciless devils who strode the streets With guns pointing at us, to stop our beats Butchers, killers and hardened marauders Our houses and deities besieged by intruders Pasted bills on our doors and blared sirens Threatening us of snuffing our lives Roaming with evil eyes and sinister designs Of looting, killing and maiming us Wresting our women for their lust O God it was sheer mayhem all around A valley with suffering and death abound We left our homes and our native soil Shocked and traumatized to face the toil Our riches, comforts and dwellings gone Young ones crying, no one to look upon The blistering heat and hot summers As if got thrown in hot cinders Snakes around and in makeshift tents Found our breaths to face the torments O God what a cauldron of agony? Stuffed in cramped spaces with so many Confused, witless did we wander Tried our hard but failed to ponder O Lord our supreme you know our woes How we braced-up and stood on our toes I bow to Him for all his piety What if we lost the prime of life? Our children indeed did us a pride Thanks to thee O Lord we are alive Bless us now and return us our smile | |
*Ashok Kak is from Habba Kadal, Srinagar. He was the first one to be selected by J&K Public Service Commission to study Optics, Optometry and contact lenses from the reputed Gandhi Eye Hospital Aligarh. He topped the State Medical Faculty Lucknow and joined Government Medical College Srinagar. He was heading the department of Orthoptics and Optometry for three decades. He has attained unparallel fame and recognition in his field and was running three eye clinics in Srinagar, City. He shifted his residence to Pune in 1997 where he worked as a Lecturer at Bharti Vidya Peeth Hospital, Pune. He has also been running an eye clinic there. His daughter Dr. Anju Kak is a gynecologist and Gold medalist from Bombay University presently in UK and his son Mr. Amit Kak is an alumni of BITS Pilani currently working in San Diego, CA. Hence, Mr. Ashok Kak's time is now divided between Pune, U.K and US. His interests include classical music, singing and English literature. | |
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