Mother Earth Reflection
She has been there, with you,
for you, since the start,
Nourishing you and nurturing
you with all her heart,
She was smiling when you
opened your little eyes to her,
And held you in her green
arms when you walked with her.
The walk to school would not
have been the same,
If not for her green guards
standing tall,
The
summer afternoons would not be so much fun,
Without
those plums and mangoes and her breezy prowl.
The
morning freshness waited each dawn by your window,
To
wish a good day ahead for you,
The chirps,
the floral breeze and the first sun rays,
Enchanted
the morning song just for you.
The
first rain drops of every season,
The
first rain call of the frogs around,
Spotting
a rainbow, walking in the rain,
She
gave you her gifts of love in abound.
These
are memories now of the past,
When
she gave you the best in bountiful,
That
was then and this is now, time has turned
She
is now shattered and pale, who was once colorful.
You
basked in her warmth, slept in her lap,
Exploited
her to all extremes and turned your back,
You
were but a selfish son and a careless father you will be,
The
coming generation will curse you, and so it has to be.
The
changes took baby steps and gave you warning enough,
But
you turned a blind eye, in your lust to be first.
The soil is eroding, the land degrading; the air has polluted stealth,
The
ice is melting and sea is rising to get the kiss of death.
Your
children will be the witness; they will see the mother die,
They
will have no company, no fish to swim, no bird to fly.
All
they will have is an unanswered question,
All what
will remain is an unheard cry.
Wake up now, its now or
never,
You can no more turn deaf to
the tremor.
The mother earth is calling
for you,
It’s your turn now to return
the favour.
Shiva
