Activities Of Man

Posting an old poem I wrote for a competition. Poem is Indo-centric.

The hustle and bustle of rejoicing trees,

The sweet squeak of the joyous squirrel, 

The flock of birds flying in peace,

Only to be disturbed, by the man’s activities!

 

The national territory of Delhi,

Once a beautiful haven,

For prospering creatures to thrive!

Now has literally been polluted,
Beyond the possible chance of revive... 

 

The glistening waters of the Yamuna,

O’! So excited to flow!

Now have been ‘dammed’ to contamination.
But what for? One can wonder-
“For the industrial and economic growth”

Is the answer upon which I ponder...

Seeing the stunning monuments constructed here,

‘Wow! What an engineering marvel!’

Is usually the expression of an individual,

But alas! even this marvel-

Could not sustain and even be visible,
Due to the outnumbering industries here!

 

Many forests were deforested,

Many inhabitants were made to uninhabit,

The Earth was harshly ploughed,

And thereby, several seeds of pollution were sowed.

 

The only thing I wish now,

Is that we plan to recover the ecosystem,
With the same amount of zeal we put in to destroy it...