11th March 2011, came like every other day,
people went about their business like they did each day,
but what occurred that very afternoon,
brought so much grief, gloom and doom,
it changed Japan for ever after,
even the world felt the repercussion for years thereafter.

The earthquake and tsunami were so utterly devastating,
even viewed on TV and around the world, while it was raging,
so much damage and such an unbelievable tragedy,
even for Japan, who are always prepared and ready,
its now a decade since that earthquake and tsunami,
newer tragedies are occurring to affect everyone globally.

This day will always be different for Japan, from all others,
somehow suspended in time like no other,
we know the Japanese are strong and resilient,
even though that tragedy was very different,
the Japanese  are able to bounce back and recover,
even though the trauma and the hurt was like no other.

Our hopes and good wishes are with you, Japan,
even though you facing the pandemic as well, in your homeland,
Japan will always be the land of the rising sun,
even though for others, its a setting one,
lets hope, there  will not be another similar tragedy,
to devastate the land from under the sea.