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What would Earth be

Barren and bereft

Of lush green meadows

And tall, mighty trees?

A thought do we spare,

Of the paper we tear,

Left unused and littered

On the ground scattered?

Man’s greedy mind

At work endlessly,

Seeks ways to tap energy

For all his thoughts are monetary!

Millions of years did it take

For petroleum below ground to be made

All finished in a decade

While we put on a brave façade.

Did we stop to think of coal,

That has been so lavishly sold?

What will we be left with,

The future not considered a bit?

Do we not yearn to see our children

In happiness and splendour flourish?

But man depleting nature’s stores

Will murder our children by force.

“Cruel, cruel”, we shake our heads,

But not a tear has been shed.
For many a tree and hill has died

Leaving no place for animals to hide.

Empty, torn and dry,

Our Earth is left to cry

The winds blow by,

Breathing a deep sigh.

“Look into the future”,

Young minds we must nurture.

Instill a sense of survival

For man is our own rival.

Join hands to protect Earth’s legacy,

That Nature has bestowed abundantly,

Conserve today with fervour,

Save tomorrow forever.

** Originally penned in 2006