You spoil the air by burning fossil fuel
By absorbing odors, trees help to level
You inhale fresh air
To this, trees provide a lions’ share
You exhale exhaust of the body
Which the trees take into custody
Trees inhale the pollutant
And exhale oxygen that you want
Every life lives with the breath
Mother Earth also follows this path
Human lungs that do this are worth
Trees do this, as lungs of the Earth!
Above poem is from “EAGLE EDUCATES ENDURANCE! AND OTHER POEMS ON NATURE ” by Mr.V.Muthu manickam. Copyright is held by V.Muthu manickam
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