Mother Earth

My good friend Shweta Soni writes this gem of a poem on the condition of our planet. Very well written, but more importantly the point is made loud and clear.

Mother Earth

Once there lived a beautiful woman
A beautiful woman, the Mother Earth
But today she is in misery
All alone with her sufferings and dearth

And who is responsible for her condition
All her own sons
A mother who gave them so much
has to her rescue none

In place of her green forests
she sees today the forests of stone
and the cold blooded inhabitants
they have no heart, only bone

There is no water to be found
only blood flowing everywhere
'coz if look for violence
you can easily find it anywhere

The word 'Love' is forgotten
by all and sundry
The streets are full of
people who are hungry

But it's not hunger, it's greed
driving everyone mad
Greed for money, greed for power
through a means good or bad

But her sons are all indifferent
They care no more for their mother
A mother who is hurt but hopes
they'll wake up some day or other

Let that day be today itself
Let us all fulfill our duty
And pledge together one and all
To return the mother her lost beauty.