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What has happened to the seasons? They are all topsy turvy. Where have they gone? |
| Where have all the seasons gone? __________________________________________________ I look for my Siberian cranes In migratory flight As they glide into the water lilies of my lake, I see the stars blinking in the night sky but not my happy, visiting friends. I look for my Koyel birds Going home with the crimson sun And the smell of fresh soil beneath my feet. Instead of gentle dew drops My eyes are filled with acid rain, Instead of winter showers My heart is filled with shame. I can feel the oil and bush fires burn And summer heat the desert has never seen I see flames Where the snow should have been And desert sands Where the forest should have swayed. I walk along cracked sidewalks And craters Where the last human bomb Blasted the seasons away There is winter When the spring flowers should’ve bloomed There is summer When I look for autumn colors among falling leaves Waiting in vain for the cleansing raindrops, Waiting for the seasons To arrive and flow once again. |