this land is mine: earthquake 2015

the moon aloof 
wolves silent
birds seeking nests

the sun quivered

religion, ideology, politics
all reign supreme someplace 
sometime
not this time when day's order
is digging, probing

the dazed straggler
tightly clasped his three year old
took a few steps
paused
unsure

the quivering sun 
saw a re-arranged landscape

crocodile tears
on media 


earnest efforts
on the ground

from the minarets
came the guilt-inducing wailing
pray
pray
bray
bray

the pye dogs love