The Mediterranean Blues

Blue skys
Bluer waters
Spotless landscapes
Simplified lives
All needs met
Recession
hurts
…just, mildly
larger pleasures
opt out
for smaller ones

They hear about
but feel not
the tribulations
of the third world
A world where
Every effort is
a struggle
bringing with it
despair & dejection
Making every triumph
a much worthier
achievement!

Nevertheless
It is my familiar
ground
My world
Where sorrows reap
bounty harvests
& existence
becomes therefore
more meaningful
So I ask myself
What am I doing here,
In this foreign land
-Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Nimo N. Menon