I hear the faint battle cry
And the loud gun- fire
I do not understand
Why this rage and ire
Who took the dreams away
From our children’s eyes,
Which rather than fear
Should show bright skies
With selfishness and greed
We sin without thinking
Depriving our children of
All resources shrinking
Lets shun chopping of trees
They’re real source of water
Stop all our tendencies to
Interfere with nature
Lets give our children reveries,
Make their future secure
Let peace replace warring elements
A wind of change conjure
~Sudha Dixit
Bangalore, India