A Great Checkmate! Poem by Ramesh T A

World wide pollution and lack of recycling of natural resources
Have alarmingly increased vagaries of climate all over the world!
One side, there is hottest climate boiling and burning everything;
Another side, heaviest rains are falling and flooding everywhere...!

All developments and progress of mankind seem to be a great farce
That Nature by its disasters is poking at man and laughing long....
To bring realization to all that exploitation of Nature for food, fuel
And raw materials only for commercial interest is good for nothing!

Materialism at the expense of humanism carried away by adventures
Of science and technology at the expense of culture and world unity
Due to commercial profit and greed has totally dislodged ecological
Balance by lopsided economic ventures to the brink of destruction now!

All kinds of exploitation of Nature and society due to madness of long
Materialism to boost economy only at the cost of Nature, art, culture
And all aspects of humanism fueled by radical bigotry of religion have
Driven human society to the brink of extinction along with Earth soon!

Competition triggered by greed sans cooperation for benefit for all,
Man's mad rush in speed by advancements made by technological
Feats without imagination of future world and humanity, all are now
Cornered by the checks of Nature as in the game of chess for correction!