TOUCHED
Books
were famous, published,
Environment
detailed, released,
Forecast
disaster terrain ruin,
Action
few and far, in between,(1)
Verbal
oratory argumentative,
Fathomless
deceits, derogative,
Exploitation
insane confluence,
Forest
fertile land fight intense, (2)
Court-room
media proceeding,
Futile
act forest land receding,
Life as
environmentalists fought,
My
books were awarded sought, (3)
Clearwater,
conservation write,
Tomorrow's
situation is not bright,
Scarce
a drop of water die a lot,
War for
water future seek effort, (4)
Plantation
dire necessity period,
Deforestation,
catastrophic odd,
Technology
science explored all,
Desert
turns granaries time call, (5)
Wrote
process in detail practice,
Survival
of the human race, justice,
Desertification,
a death knell, hit,
Forestation,
my book describes it, (6)
The
fight with villagers tribal fit,
Rivalry
to river water act defeat,
Arguments
shout frustrations,
A life
scarred, true motivations, (7)
Rural
lives are illiterate yet decent,
The
spine of the land, efficient,
Looted,
exploited by industries,
Losing
land water purity series, (viii)
Several
threats court cases nail,
Village
problems blamed assail,
This
was a picture, it was my visit,
Wanted
to teach villagers to recruit, (9)
Nature
building, saving the forest,
Water
conservation arid arrest,
Grazing
land horticulture income,
Financial
growth business comes, (10)
Socked
to watch the empty hall wait,
No one
attended the meet debate,
I was
in tears knew illiteracy play,
Villagers
ignored meetings, disobeyed, (11)
Less
interested in a mass plantation,
Techniques
to suggest cultivation,
It was
a disaster, I was shocked,
A few
political clouts seen joked, (12)
Going
back home nearer my city,
It was
evening road found empty,
The
school teacher with students,
Planting
trees at side movements, (13)
Watering
plants sun was sinking,
Touched
my heart future linking,
Looked
at the schoolmaster and child,
Got
tearful at the sight heart wild, (14)
Touched
deeply, my professional life,
Looked
at the line of trees a belief,
I could
well imagine a sequel future,
Children
love nature study to secure. (15)
Pen:
Bijayananda Mishra
Title
of Poem: Touched
Themes:
Could understand visit being met
Written:
7th December 2023, Cuttack
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