The wild flames of fire <br />Has engulfed us all <br />Bricks, mortars, stones <br />All things from the roof did fall. <br />All were confused, <br />All ran helter skelter <br />All wanted a hand of help <br />All wanted a safe shelter. <br />Fire was here and fire was there <br />Fire was far and fire was near <br />The wall of flame went restless <br />People roared below <br />And fire was tameless. <br />Its long tongue <br />Destroyed all <br />Fire spread like a cannon ball. <br />I heard some saying <br />Fire will never tire <br />I heard some saying <br />The world will end in fire.<br /><br />Ratan Bhattacharjee<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/kolkata-burning/
