The canvas of this earth has been tinted brown
Displaying the tall, lush and verdant trees,
Green grass, the blue sky and many
Colorful flowers luring birds and bees
White, grey and black clouds racing with the wind,
Singing while they shower down pearly rain – drops,
Thus creating pretty rainbows in the firmament
And filling with hope and life thirsty, growing crops
Serpentine, slanting valleys and the Pine trees
Mighty mountains also tiny little scattered hills
Bluish green, deep oceans, springing cascades,
Cool, calm and still lakes plus fast flowing rills
God must be a poet to visualize miracle, or
He must be a wizard to hatch such work of art
This beauty par excellence, my extraordinary earth
Has been conceived in a visionary’s heart
But listen to its wailing, what have we done to it
Destroyed jungles, blasted hills, and mutilated parks
Damaged environment, made atmosphere stark
Thus caused divine nature to lose its sheen and spark
~Sudha Dixit
Bangalore, India