Green over red

This is the fast-paced era of worry and haste,

Playing God shouldn’t interfere with taste,

And nutritional value, of dire need during the period of recession;

As there’s disparity, which makes it difficult to realize a vision,

Of happiness, which is a relative concept;

It takes a lot of effort to satisfy the needy,

And the same, if not more, for the few who are greedy;

Therefore we ought to provide something for the generations to come,

And not usurp exhaustible resources mindlessly without leaving behind some;

Sustainable development is the only probable panacea,

For giving back what we owe our descendants so that they can see;

For combating unusual seasonal variations, which can also result due to pollution,

Knowing about the solution is easy, but it’s not so for the execution;

 It begins from within, a deep desire to change for the better,

Even a small step taken by each of the seven billion inhabitants of this planet,

Towards recognizing the wonders of Mother Nature, whose requirements man hasn’t met.

At his own cost, ignoring the five elements that have sustained him in the past,
But whom he has to sustain in return, if they don’t last. 

Vegetarianism and animal cruelty

Vegetarianism seems to be the fad of the day,

Not adhering to Mother Nature, we'll have a hefty price to pay;

Animals are cruelly raised on factory farms, so dark that there's penetration of hardly a ray,

Shifted into cages,like prisoners, they too have feelings, which they can hardly express or say!

For they're unfortunate, there's no other way,

Except to be processed into meat and stuffed like hay;

Or being slaughtered, tortured with hormonal injections, come whatever may,

Their misery is pitiable, so much for even a hen to lay;

Cruelty imparted towards animals is ubiquitous, from the farm to the bay,

The least we can do is to be aware about the hazards imparted, that can take our physical, mental and spiritual well-being away;

For the environment or one's health, consumption of meat is not okay,

Ask anyone who'd like to consume a product that's generally in a condition of decay!

If voraciously consumed by gluttons, animal species have not much to stay,

Depletion of animal species and cruelty to animals are reasons for which we need to find, for survival and existence, another way;

Having the will, not merely for a religious cause,we'll know whether our food comes with or without a face,

So that we can choose to ethically treat animals,love them as our kith and kin, and quit the meat-eating race.

Dedicated to vegetarians/those against animal cruelty. P.S-Am a lacto-ovo-vegetarian

(Feb 2011)