"The Pause Year" - A Poem by Keertana Kuchipudi

The Pause Year 

What a year it was —

the first of its kind. 

It began with silence, 

ended with surprise. 

It handed over chaos; 

it stopped the globe for a while. 

It was an opportune suspension for mankind; 

yet wasn't sufficient for man's uncertainty. 

It brought down the pride of nations, 

and the might of economies. 

It was for nature to replenish, 

yet was intruded by the social beings. 

It was a year of art and literature; 

of skills and trances. 

Was it the much needed break? 

Or was is it just another year of the calendar? 

Whatever it was, however it was; 

it was all the same for every creature. 

And all thanks to God, 

we've made it safe, thus far! 

                                                    - Keertana Kuchipudi (FsCCs)