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A wistful poem about how reckless urbanization is driving away nature from its habitat.
Asian Openbill holding a snail in its beak (Pic: Shantanu Kuveskar Wikimedia CC 3.0)
First I saw them as a flock in the summer
Descending on the wetland,
their chosen place for forage.
The broad-winged openbill
The majestic look, the greyish torso
the black wings and tail
And large bills with a distinct gap
meeting only at the tip
They never fail to satiate my eyes
peeping noiselessly through the window
To share the pleasure of their gleeful
gradual landing on the marshy land,
or flooded agricultural fields
full of snails, their good food.
Their habitat is not far from me
I enjoy watching them wade
The stealthy movement of the migrants for prey
They draw my attention
They are quiet social birds
Amply found here and there, around the villages.
To my utter dismay they’ve stopped visiting my place
They’ve lost the habitat and the land to grace
Towers have captured the area for nestling humans
Now no one knows the future of these creatures
Obstinate urbanisation is destroying nature
Can’t we stop it for a lively civilisation?
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Today’s Motivation
The man of wisdom is never of two minds; he has got clarity of thoughts.
The man of benevolence never worries; he does not expect anything in return.
The man of courage is never afraid; he accepts challenges without fear.