PRANAM
TO YOU SUNDERLAL BAHUGUNA!
-
K. V. Dominic (India)
“Why do you scream, trees?
Why don’t you cook and eat?” Sun asked
“Why don’t you sleep to my lullaby?” evening breeze asked
“How can we eat when our savior is lost?
How can we sleep when our beloved father
who hugs us is dead?” trees wailed
“Many of us would have been dead
had he not been alive
When thousands of humans die everyday
for want of sustaining oxygen
we have been feeding millions selflessly
least caring our own health and wellbeing
Dear corona virus, why didn’t you spare him
who always fought for us Nature and environment?”
“He was our savior too” birds cried
“Pranam to you, Sunderlal Bahuguna!”
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