Bamboo – A Tanka
Gaia’s blessed child
Your thousand green eyes tremble
Though you sway a No
Man’s concrete hands approaching
To grab your home for high-rise
Posted for Hannah's Transforming Friday with Nature's Wonders @ Real Toads
Really very true the greediness on humans is eating away jungles
ReplyDeleteSo sad that forest always have to give way.. It has been proven that humans need to be in woods to feel well.. So what is really progress
ReplyDeleteI love those thousand green eyes of the bamboo.
ReplyDeleteugh, the destruction of nature to put in the next new home...when so many sit empty....
ReplyDeleteOh, I like this.
ReplyDeleteisn't that a great line, "though you sway a no." i mean, no means no! nice.
ReplyDeleteThis really hits my heart, Sumana....the "thousand green eyes", the trembling as man approaches......I know they are alive, and they feel fear and pain. Beautifully written, my friend.
ReplyDeleteOuch...such a painful reality. Your opening two lines are mesmerizing. Thank you for writing!
ReplyDeleteSuch a harsh reality written with such grace...beautiful
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