Summary of the poem ballad of a river by patrick fernando
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A calm and beautiful river, abound with nature’s creations. The tranquillity is suddenly shattered by the construction of a dam across the river. Greedy men reap profits at the cost of nature. But one day, the river breaks its boundary and destroys everything that had been binding it down, reclaiming its lost glory.
'Ballad of a River' is written by Sri Lankan poet Patrick Fernando (1931 – 1982).
A peaceful and calm river's rhythms and waves are disturbed by the cruel demands of human progress and development.
The river takes revenge with a fury that almost impossible to narrate.
Patrick Fernando describes and reveals in a poetic sense which is strange and is very rare and phenomenal.
Patrick Fernando ’s message is more important in our present era than ever before namely unlawful and ruthless exploitation and grid of humans.
And revenge of Nature always ends with tragic consequences.