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‘Go Green’

Thatched huts and tiled roofs; raw stones and clay bricks,

Houses made of rammed earth; where our ancestors lived.

Twigs and mud pots; grind stones and nutritious corns,

Made their ‘Eats’ so tasty; not so wealthy, but so healthy.

Cows and goats, fed them with milk, butter and ghee;

Nuts and fruits, combined with hard-work

And crops that were grown with home-made manure

Made them quite sturdy, hearty and nice.

‘What’s wrong?’  I just asked

Could we be so fragile?  I just reckon!

Hollow blocks and cement dwellings

Laid with marbonite slabs and glossy tiles;

Painted walls with acrylic emulsions

Just deprive us, of our naturals!

Flying machines and limousines

When strapped to seats, makes us lazy;

Videos and play-stations; laptops and I-pads;

And over doze of studies, make us sitting ducks.

Coffee houses and restaurants; star hotels and roof gardens

Junk foods and fast foods make us so obis!

Stop! Watch! Turn around and see;

What you can do to help yourself?

Modernization and globalization is just ok;

But giving up traditionals is just no good!

‘Hurt you not, oh dear; ‘Go green’ without fear

For each tree that is felled, you lose a kid, that’s yours!

‘Go Green’, Oh lads; ‘Go Green’, Oh lasses

‘Go Trim’, Oh grown-ups and make Her as green as ever.