I write against a backdrop of torrential rain lashing across my window. Of dark brewing clouds frequently lit by electric streaks, of roaring thunder interspersed with the calls from the various beings in the forest below — crickets, katydids and…
Paint the Town “Read” Chapter 5: Eco-Friendly Reading – E-Books vs. Traditional Print “Books are no more threatened by Kindle than stairs by elevators” ~ Stephen Fry Ah, the age-old debate, as vicious as the one on pineapple and pizza:…
Pellucid crystals and saffron stones, Sugary soil and dying undertones, I look and look and look I look at the green stalk turn away, Besieged by a yellow light, And the flowery pink Now a mere grease in my ashtray,…
What do you do when your house is filled with garbage, too many residents and not enough food for all? You obviously shift to another house, but it gets complicated when your house is the only known planet that can…
There’s a weekly market down the road where I spend my Sundays. I like to sit and watch the strangers pass me by, to revel in the realization that each one of them is living a life as vivid and…
The chirping of birds woke me The faraway sound of crashing waves And the buzzing of bees Camping was the best idea I’ve had in a while Surrounded by the music of earth I can’t help but smile …
Expression in Indian classical dance is one of its foremost characteristics, and one of the most prominent themes depicted by the classical forms is that of nature. The forms of Kathak, Odissi, Bharatanatyam, Kathakali, Kuchipudi, Manipuri, Mohiniyattam, and Satriya all…
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released the first instalment of the Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) on August 9th, 2021. The report findings conclude that the entirety of the climate change experienced since the late-1800s has been caused by human…
Land, fire, air, water and space Coalesce to form one Earth. The land births, the fire flares, The air soothes, the water cools. All working in harmony in the space. The green sprouts as the land splits open, But…
The little colleen looked up at her mother, Asking if the bad men were at it again. The world shook as the matriarch pondered upon her sins, Apologizing, for her ignorance was the bane. How could she explain to…
Autumn has arrived, with auburn leaves and perpetual rain, sad eyes, sombre skies. I wonder where you are. Ever since I’d been freed from the burden of a heavy heart, the promise of the melancholic seasons, my dearly favoured,…
Imagine Vici (*insert Italian hand gestures*). Vici is an aphid, a small insect in the same order as cicadas, stink bugs and bed bugs. Aphids’ prey are plants. Specifically, the plant sap, a very valuable resource. Sap is mostly…
“Even sand is delicious when you starve for months….” Fragile, febrile bodies Breathing in, the sweltering heat Baked in the sun, covered with mud Swollen bellies, clay filled stomachs. The sun Begs for thirst, and the moon Starves for food…
I confess my love to the roses by the brook, Each minute, every second I spend here Is in peace, the superficial and inane long forsook. I am entranced by the petrichor in the air, The scent disregards the…
From Chaos, you were born, and from the void within you gave life. You gave birth to the Sky, the Sea and the Mountains, but he trapped your children inside you. He bound you to your fertility, he pained you…
Brutal wars have been waged, With fires, oils and guns, Crisis looming in the air, Impending doom. My trees have been cut, My grass has been burnt, My waters have been contaminated, As I gasp for clean air, now…
Dear Nature, You have borne so much for us. Floods. Earthquakes. Bodies. Your fragility is such that a butterfly’s wings could engender upon you a thunderstorm, and yet you stand here with us — supporting this great civilisation. Dams…
Climate change can be viewed in terms of the typical school essays highlighting the environmental concerns that every student has been obligated to write at some point, or perhaps to tedious climate treaties with over-ambitious goals signed between nations for…
What’s the first thing that comes to your mind when someone says the word ‘epic’? Is it a legend, your history textbook definition, or maybe how grand something is? The word epic has many meanings, but the movie Epic, an…
