(001) Where Is The Time! Poem by Risha Ahmed (12 yrs)

The trees swaying to the breeze
Butterflies flying hither and thither
Millions of radiant colors everywhere
But oh! Where is the TIME to see?
Chirping birds sing melodiously
The waves of the ocean slap the rocks
Nature conjures up a symphony
But oh! Where’s the TIME to hear?
Fragrant scents fill the morning air
As the flowers bloom just as dawn arrives
And the first drops of rain touch the golden sand
But oh! Where’s the TIME to smell?
Oh yes! There is no time
To stop and admire the marvels of nature
But we seem to have all the time in the world
To destroy from what has been provided to us
In the name of ‘modernizing’ and ‘technology’
But when Mother Nature brings her wrath upon us
We flee like rats- who will save us now?

Risha Ahmed (11 yrs)