A groan still roars <br />In the private quarters <br />Of many slowly healing <br />Shattered hearts <br />Like the roar of a tempest <br />That could even dim <br />The evil spewing crashes <br />That tore down the proud symbol <br />Of American Success last autumn; <br />A dolorous cry restrained <br />But reveberates in a spasm <br />Of agony made worse in <br />The dead of night by <br />The poignant memories of <br />Loved ones' sudden demise, <br />A loss that only relentless <br />Prayers could help mend. <br />Far away, a Noah-styled rainbow <br />Crowns the sky; a heaven's <br />Promise to end pain and drain? <br />In earnest, we all pray <br />For a better tomorrow; <br />A world free from misunderstandigs, <br />Religious bigotry, riots, <br />Hypocritism, racism <br />And ruinous power struggles. <br />Has any civilisation ever <br />Really gained from these?<br /><br />john tiong chunghoo<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-rainbow/
