National Tragedy

Happy was Death last night When he saw the youth coming his way He observed them with delight Knowing that it was their last day. At once his arms opened wide For his heart was filled with great joy And after watching the trains collide He embraced every girl and boy. © Demetrios Trifiatis 02 March 2023 - *At least 57 people were killed when a passenger train carrying more than 350 people of whom the vast majority were students, collided with a freight train on Tuesday, shortly before midnight, in Tempi, near the city of Larissa, leaving strewn carriages and heaps of debris in its wake. There are more than 80 people injured. The number of victims is going to rise, officials say. I dedicate this small poem to the memory of the people who have lost their lives due to a tragic human error!