Tribute to Beirut

At six in the evening 

When folks were set to meet

Oldies and kiddies at home

The echoes of the boom

The resonance of the kaboom

Mistaken for crackers and fireworks


Oh! The fateful was a fatal Tuesday 

Peter,Jack or Maha, mere bodies now

Like a lunatic wailing for mortals

Many dead as doornails in the debris

Photoshoot of the maiden in bridal train

White satin gown,a blum bag in the black sky


Monster rose out of the waves

Giant bite shivered the port

Flamingos and cats statues on the go

Deafening silence of the fearful footsteps 

Soundproof fall of coins,trinkets and bottles 

Scarlet red, coloured the messy pavements 


One ray of hope in the injured inning

Granny's lullaby to Beirut on her keyboard 


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