This is in response to Sadje’s Weekly Photo Prompts on #Whatdoyousee
The ancient trees sighed
Looking up at the sky,
“Our roots are deep and wide
Our arms are strong by our sides
But let not the clouds float by
Without pleading a good bye
Let not the rains drizzle by
Without pouring for a while
Let not the fiery god of sky
Be merciless and hostile
Let his wrath not singe thy
Let mother earth rest awhile
Let it not be the end
Of all that is green and godsend.”
Footnote: This poem is inspired by the present water crisis that we are undergoing though due to routine cleaning of water reservoirs. Also the Met Department has predicted that this year, in contrast to the last, will be hot anticipating a prolonged and dry summer and scanty rainfall – the El-Nino effect after the La-Nina impact of heavy rainfall followed by biting cold and long winter in the previous year.
A little about El Nino and La Nina:
La Niña is a climate pattern characterized by cooler-than-normal sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean, driving strong trade winds. It causes increased, often above-normal rainfall in India, Southeast Asia, and Australia, while bringing drier conditions to the US Gulf Coast and South America.
El Niño is a periodic, natural climate phenomenon characterized by the warming of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean, typically occurring every 3–7 years. It weakens trade winds, alters global atmospheric circulation, and causes extreme weather, including droughts in Australia/Asia and floods in the Americas.
(Source of Information: Google AI)
May your plea be answered
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Thank you very much Derrrick 🙏
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wonderful poem GC! Really liked it 🌟🌟😍😍
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Thank you so much Carol. I always look forward to your appreciation.
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A beautiful and thought-provoking poem. The voice of the ancient trees gently reminds us of the fragile balance of nature.
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Thank you very much Mahananda. Yes, humans have made nature fragile. Have a good day.
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May be it were your prayers Geeta ji,we had a rainfall early morning.
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Oh! Wow!! Great…Great… Were you wishing for it? Is it unseasonal or expected at this time of the year ?
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We had very little snow this year with not a drop of rain in February.So everybody here was waiting for rain.
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Oh great!! 👍
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Amen. May we be gifted just the right amount of waters from the sky- not less nor too much. A beautiful poem Geeta.
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Yes, Sadje. Hope we don’t have to bear Apollo’s wrath this year. Thank you very much 🙏
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Take care.
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Such a somber reminder di… that we are a part of that delicate cycle.
It’s high time we act accordingly 😇
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Thank you Aparna ☺️
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That’s an excellent poem, and also the dreadful lack of water is really real. I do hope for rain will come very soon, Geeta.
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Yes, Chris. Amen. I hope we won’t have prolonged summer and scarce rainfall.
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Wonderful poem, Geeta.
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Thank you so much Indira
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You are welcome, dear. 🙏🏻
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Good poem, Geeta.
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Thank you so much Mary
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