Behold! They are beautiful
Do you know them?
Yes, they are beautiful!
I have never seen them before.
Look at their colour, shades of green!
Look at their beak, strong, sharp and red
Look at their ringneck, it’s beautiful as Saturn’s rings
Hear their chatter of harmony, wish to hear repeatedly
I have a desire to see them live.
Where should I see them? Will you bring them here?
No! You can’t see them here.
Why can’t I see them here? What’s the reason?
Because of us!
What are we doing with them?
We are doing a lot of injustice with them
But we are intelligent creatures in the world
Yes, we are! We can restore beauty again
But it won’t happen, because of our greediness!
Greediness Daadee?
Yes, greediness Beta
Then can’t I hear their chatter here?
No! It’s only possible when we live like them
Once, we used to wake up with their chirping
And now with machine sound
Those days were so beautiful, Beta.
Mr Sandeepkumar Sathyamurthi Assistant Professor Department of English Sri Poornaprajna Evening College, Udupi
