Sonnet: May the Righteous Minds Prevail!

O God, extend life-spans of people good;
The growing evils must be annulled fast;
The world is seeing heinous crimes, shed-blood;
The innocent lives mustn’t be easily lost.

Even the lion chooses weakened prey!
The 'foxes' trot to cheat unwary ones;
And everywhere are seen areas of grey;
Governance is by harassment and guns!

World-order appears in chaos, doldrums;
The nature’s furies strike millions dead;
Going to waste are people’s hard-earned sums;
What can we do if rivers change course-bed?

The earth is turning unfit for living;
Our prayers keep the planet still going!

Copyright by Dr John Celes on 11-1-2005
Dedicated to the Director,
Addl. Dir. (P)
And all the other staff at IRT, Taramani, Chennai.