INVASIONIN OFNATURE
Past.
Present.
The uncertain future.
It’s just you and me in this world
I will follow you, no matter who you are.
I will follow you, no matter where you are.
I will follow you, and try to befriend you at all means.
In this long winding path, where the end lies uncertain and unseen,
I will accompany you, with glimpse of light shining your path bright.
I will accompany you, with beautiful sights and scents along the way.
I will accompany you, ignoring this grayish path that gets between us.
Lighten you up at times.
Mock at you at times.
Cry with you at times.
........................I am MOTHER NATURE………………..
Epilogue
The above tree-shaped poem is based on Shape poetry, also known as Concrete poetry. The title was constructed in such a way that the fonts of certain letters are emphasised, in this case, the letters "N" and "O" are emphasised to signify the importance of not invading Mother Nature.
Majestic trees and flowers accompanied me while I was walking along this concrete path at the Botanical Gardens. It was the faint scent of fragrance that led me to think deeply on how to portray Nature and acts of Man in a picture. As such, I waited for the clouds to give way to the Sun so that the Sun’s rays can “flow” onto the path through the canopy of the trees causing the sunlight to look as if it was scattered on the path, guiding my way, where the end of this path is unknown to me. To me, there are 2 types of invasions to nature. On the concrete path, there were a few ferns and young plants growing on it, creating cracks, this signifies the “invasion of Nature”. Another type would be the “invasion in Nature”, signifying clearing how humans often go over our natural boundaries. Take for example, the pollutions that we have caused due to irresponsible acts of humans; disposing of chemicals illegally, increasing our carbon footprint, burning of forests to clear land, and many more.
Thus, through this poem, I would like to express to the readers that Nature is a wild thing. Whatever happens, it will always come back. However, even if it comes back, there are scars left sometimes and those will probably last forever.
The above tree-shaped poem is based on Shape poetry, also known as Concrete poetry. The title was constructed in such a way that the fonts of certain letters are emphasised, in this case, the letters "N" and "O" are emphasised to signify the importance of not invading Mother Nature.
Majestic trees and flowers accompanied me while I was walking along this concrete path at the Botanical Gardens. It was the faint scent of fragrance that led me to think deeply on how to portray Nature and acts of Man in a picture. As such, I waited for the clouds to give way to the Sun so that the Sun’s rays can “flow” onto the path through the canopy of the trees causing the sunlight to look as if it was scattered on the path, guiding my way, where the end of this path is unknown to me. To me, there are 2 types of invasions to nature. On the concrete path, there were a few ferns and young plants growing on it, creating cracks, this signifies the “invasion of Nature”. Another type would be the “invasion in Nature”, signifying clearing how humans often go over our natural boundaries. Take for example, the pollutions that we have caused due to irresponsible acts of humans; disposing of chemicals illegally, increasing our carbon footprint, burning of forests to clear land, and many more.
Thus, through this poem, I would like to express to the readers that Nature is a wild thing. Whatever happens, it will always come back. However, even if it comes back, there are scars left sometimes and those will probably last forever.
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I thought it might be fun to have a short haiku on the insects seen at the Botanical Gardens, as we do not often take notice of the little things which are also part of nature.
Good day, dragonfly,
my special helicopter.
I am a rich man.
*
Right, dear damselfly,
do not trust superheroes.
Hide! It's Batman.
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