Tears of Terra : World Environment Day

I see the light of a day so feared,

In the blink of an eye, humanity disappeared,

I see the storms of despair and distraught,

As the earth breaks out in grotesque droughts.

I miss the days when leaves adorned their lovely trees,

Now, deserts creeped in vast-lands once green,

I miss the days of the marble so blue,

Now a barren, dry and sandy hue.

I miss the heartwarming, gladdening petrichor,

Now, only a heart wrenching, distressing vellichor,

I miss the mellifluous, cold rains,

Now, blank skies of sorrows and pain.

I hear the sound of the war drums beat,

Humanity shall bow lest Terra’s wrath should unleash,

I fear the day the wound gets too deep,

It is on you to lull her back to sleep.

Significance:

The poem is set in a dystopian world where the time to save the planet is long gone. It serves as a warning to the humans of today to act swiftly and set things right. If they do not, future generations will endure pain and suffering as a result of our actions. This World Environment Day, let us heed the call to protect our Earth, so we may prevent such a bleak future from becoming a reality.

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