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WE COME BEARING GIFTS
Timeless mountains, testimony to evolution Stripped bare of foliage, blasted for stone Rivers that cradled and nursed civilizations Flooded with refuse, poisoned and killed Forests that give us the very air we breathe Cut down, burnt , cleared mercilessly
The great blue sky, now a new shade of gray Raining down our own toxins, a debt repaid Animals, that used to run free in the wild Allocated spaces, living and dying in captivity Like lifeless souvenirs from our travels To put in show cases and watch at will
Nuclear threats, technological jargon Material wealth and spiritual bankruptcy An education that teaches that there is no God Nothing that can’t be explained scientifically Values, morals and ethics are things of the past No place in the new age vocabulary
Sheer gratitude for nature’s bounty Generosity towards everything that sustains us Our expression of love for the children we bear The vision of progress for us and ours Urbanization , modernization , etcetera, etcetera Our gifts to mother nature, ourselves and our progeny !
SWATI CHANDRAN
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