In a reflective mood today;
My terrace chairs, once put away,
Both clean and shiny, now await
My presence where I meditate.
Have you heard how sweet birds sing?
And daffodils form golden ring
Around trees in bright-green attired?
My Muse wakes up, once more inspired!
So many died ten years ago
In airport and Maelbeek metro
While others, who survived, still bear
Injuries requiring care…
What were YOU doing on that day*
When lives were shattered, torn away
From loved ones, as the die was cast
By ideologies held fast?
All innocent, all unprepared
So sudden, no time to be scared
A slice of life nipped in the bud
Memories encased in blood …
Was this Karma? Was this Fate?
We try to make sense and debate
The whys and wherefores of such acts;
Brave faces try to hide the cracks …
(c) Poet in the woods 2026
* Terrorist attacks in Brussels on 22nd March, 2016
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