Desire for commercial cultivation to tap markets
Edged the greedy, to grab the virgin green lands
Fairways of development called for land to build
Opened up vast open spaces in forests by grazing
Ringing death bell to the pristine nature forever
Enticing tourism paved way for resorts within jungle
Sending the wild life in distress for shelter and food
Timber dwellers turned forests into neo barren lands
And sold timber as furniture to the world with smiles
Triggering haunting droughts, without water retention
Irresistible climate change, a gift to our descendants
On the back of their dreams of a green earth to live
New forests will come up like museums for kids to see
Prompt # 10 at acrostic only blog carnival. This poetry depicts the human "ego" towards nature. Hence, i feel this is apt one to submit at bridget chumbley blog carnival too. Please visit and read other entries too. Images courtesy: Images taken by David Herring and Roya Ann Miller . Available in Unsplash.
3 comments:
Nithin, this is a great post. It is very powerful and creative. Thank you!
Thanks. Looking forward to your next edition of blog carnival.Have a nice weekend :)
Loggers whittle away more of the forest around me each year. Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one this bothers. Beautiful Poem. Thanks for writing it.
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