FORESTS IN FLAMES

           
             A forest on fire!
             The most terrible sight,
             Haunting one ever after,
             As a dreadful nightmare!

              Brings untold  sufferings,
            To the myriad forms of life,
             From the soft  green grass,
            To the bushes and tree lines.

              Hosts of ants and tiny  insects,
           , Bees, butterflies and  birds in nests,
             Mammals with newborn offspring,
             And even human beings close by.

               All are  madly running for life, 
 .             Here and there in  utter  distress,                                                                                                                  Looking for shelter in the very jungle
             .That had been their own sweet home.

              What caused this most terrible scenario,
              Is  a question that troubles  everyone,
             Was it  nature or some human  being,
              That planned this criminal misdoing?

                 Was it a spark created unawares,
                 By someone's acts of  negligence,
                 Or the result of a deliberate offence,
                 Planned with some selfish intent?

                Whatever the  reason be, but  now,
                 The bitter truth we sadly  face,
                 Unable are we  to fight   this  blaze,
                 However hard we go on trying.

                 Hence as the  ultimate resort,

                 We are turning to you Rain gods,
                 Pray, put an end to this suffering soon,
                By pouring your cool showers down !!!