Wailing Nature

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        Sorrowful, tired and hopeless I sit, watching the cruel sun setting
        Looking at the few standing leafless trees, “they are lucky to be surviving”
        No hope for new ones shooting after merciless cutting
        As the wood millers did this, about tomorrow they were not thinking
        The evergreen forest, to a new desert it’s slowly changing
        But Mother Nature we are sorry, but we know dearly we will pay

        We enjoy as we burn those rugs, but our nature we are destroying
        Smoke and dangerous gases, factories produce in the name of manufacturing
        For the flying birds we don’t care, all we need is profit making
        Harmful gases we are inhaling, leaving our bodies weakening
        Rising temperatures we experience, leaving many crying
        But Mother Nature we are sorry, but we know dearly we will pay

        On the mountain peaks and polar zones we see melting ice
        Abnormal heat and wild fires we experience
        Floods everywhere, since no tree stands on its place
        Farmers crying, but no one to explain the rainfall decrease
        Majority of us not being directly affected, we live in peace
        But Mother Nature we are sorry, but we know dearly we will pay

        Since all is not lost each has a big role to take
        If we try we can revive everything to its original state
        By planting trees and protecting forests, we will change our fate
        And in clean and smooth streams flow of pure water will take place
        Also let’s prevent soil, air and water pollution from taking place
        But Mother Nature we are sorry, but we know dearly we will pay

                           By Waweru Ngugi
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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February 11, 2018 at 10:48 PM
Wow very powerful, my sentiments too, keep putting it out there! Take care, Mick
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