What If The River Refuses To Flow?
written by: Pranab Ghosh
@gpranab2012
The bulldozers, the excavators,
The cement mixers. The tree-cutters.
The disappearing forests. The march
Of civilization, threatening life itself!
The river flows on.
The earth-moving machines,
The disappearing holdings of small
farmers, turned marginal.
The corporate farming,
The green houses. The R&D.
The river flows on.
The skyscrapers, the bungalows,
The villas, the apartment blocks.
The disappearing individual houses,
Farm holdings, cinema halls.
The river flows on.
The malls, the multiplexes, the
Squares, the branded garments,
The frozen food, the ready-to-eat, cook stuff.
The river rolls on.
Teeming multitude of men and women,
Sickle in hand, hammer in hand,
spade in hand, wait for jobs.
The government forms policies.
The river flows on.
Is it tractor versus spade,
Land-mower versus sickle,
Hammer versus bulldozers today?
The river rolls on
Gathering silt!
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