Lost Paradise

There was once a lush green village

That was itself a paradise on earth

There was the serenity in the river that flowed

There was a calmness in the wind that blowed

There was the shade of enormous trees

To relish on a sultry summer noon

Juicy mangoes and the song of a cuckoo

All were Mother nature's gifts and boon

But then one day all were gone abruptly

The trees were cut, and the shade was lost

A city evolved out there, all so hastily

And gobbled up the village like a ghost

The air has lost its freshness and purity

It was a ghastly crime against humanity

Don't ignore Mother nature's advice

Join hands to regain our lost paradise.