Endangered Enchantment
I walked through the early morning woods
Taking in the rich green.
I thought about the donts and the shoulds,
Then decided,nothing would hurt,everything’s silent and serene.
A squirrel jumped,a dry leaf cracked
Light flashed,marking dawn
A faint sound,a rabbit I tracked
And then a deer with its fawn
AS if to embark the beauty of the place
Almost everything held my gaze.
I gaped at the meadow
In the gist of the jungle
Half-hidden with shadow
And behind me,my Non human friends announced readiness to mingle.
I chased the rabbit
Patted the fawn
And soon an animal party I had hit.
For the wild was a rose without a thorn.
The idea seemed distant.
Clearing the thicket-Murder
For here I stood-Struck with sentiment
In the heart of the paradise-I let out a shudder.
I decided to change my plan
To talk my species out.
Out of this crazy Deforestation fan
I thought again in a pout.
I loved this forest;
And they would,if they saw this fest.
So what are we doing to a world with such grace?
Moving towards a destination so horrid,the steps the future can’t retrace?
Will one a cent later:
See the wild?
To a garden Carter?
Point a little rabbit to a child?
Continueing on our way,
None would return
So lets go back,this very day.
And the world-More peaceful-Turn
Swathi.C
IX J
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