Monday, 25 April 2016

The Good Earth

    

                                         A  day set apart in the world calendar,
                                          In honour  of the great good Earth,
                                       Is aptly in keeping with the need of time,
                                          And a wisely thought of gesture.


               It's time for us to owe  allegiance,
               To this benign, silent benefactor,
               Express our gratitude and concern,
               Just we do to our own dear mother.

                                                A day not only to observe as a  ritual,
                                               But  pledge ourselves to safeguard her,
                                               From the threat of rampant  destruction,
                                                Caused by man's insatiable greed.

                 High time we  acted in earnest
                 As hers and our lots are but interlinked,
                 Let us stop plundering  her further,
                 Or we hasten our own sad end.

                                                      She is not merely soil and sand,
                                      .               But a spirit with  rare virtues,
                                                      Endless patience and  kindness,
                                                      Beauty, grace and elegance.

              No less adorable  than a mother,
              That gives us birth and brings up,
              Allows to grow and play in her lap,
           .  And offers firm ground to stand upon.

                                                     Now, shall we as ungrateful   children,
                                                     Neglect, ignore  and damage her  life,
                                                      Chasing madly our selfish  interests,
                                                      Putting in danger her very existence?

              For millions of years has she sustained,
              Sources for us to survive and flourish, 
              Shouldn't  we protect this  rich heritage,
              To be inherited by the children to come?






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