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Beautiful and Peaceful

An evocative poem that sees the cruelty of modern times against the beauty of nature, by Dr. T Ashok, exclusively for Different Truths.

Oh Earth and nature! Both are so very beautiful
To every living being they give a view, delightful;
But, of what mind-set the worldly beings are?
The essential life-givers, if they intently ignore.

Oh orphaned child! How deplorable you look
Your beautiful heart indeed is a confined book;
You starve and deeply thirst for a humane hug
Wonder, is the world wrapped with a cruel rug.

Oh war craving rebels! Of what use a living is
If innocents razed to death, instead of offering bliss;
Saving a life, is akin to conferring a new lease of life
Will it not please the heart if you share others grief.

Of what use is piling of disastrous nuclear weapons
Is it not a grave threat to own soil and co-humans;
Living beings are beautiful, the world will be beautiful
If we share peace and concern; with a heart dutiful?

If we open our heart with a true sense of righteousness
If we honestly apply the ‘discriminate power’ within us;
Everything looks beautiful, every heart appears beautiful
The present and future; shall remain beautiful and peaceful.

©Dr. T. Ashok Chakravarthy

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Dr. Ashok Chakravarthy Tholana
Dr Ashok Chakravarthy Tholana, poet-writer-reviewer, published poems in over 90 countries. For his contribution to Universal Peace, World Brotherhood, Protection of Nature, Children’s and Human Rights, he was conferred with several prestigious national-international awards. Received applause from Dr Abdul Kalam, former President, Atal Behari Vajpayee, former PM, India, Bill Clinton, USA, Queen Elizabeth, Britain, Princess of Wales, President and Prime Minister of France, Prime Minister of Switzerland, Senator Viktor Busa, Lord President, Italy, UNO, UNESCO, UNICEF, etc.

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