Wednesday, 23 December 2020

Climate of change


The snow-capped peak

Sneered at the change.


The wooden rooftops

Replaced by iron sheets

And the stone walls

Replaced by kiln bricks.

The beauty in uniformity

Had given way to modernity.

The landscape looked

Like tattered patches.

A scarred face,

Like shadows on the moon.


The village strove for change,

Stoked ambitions

To turn into a town.

But the silly peak

Wanted the time to stop,

Freeze in the past.

The villagers built roads,

brought vehicles.

And the vehicles

Brought everything.


With amenities galore

The village jeered at the peak

Scoffed at its wrinkles,

The dwindling snowline.


The peak decided to keep mum

And watch karma take over.

Republished from my Instagram post.

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