From time immemorial, even before the existence of life itself, existed the Earth. Perhaps it could be said that the Earth is life itself– the root of each tree and plant being the branches of her lungs; each river, lake and ocean her blood; and vast lands of every kind of terrain her expansive skin. Mother Earth is the source of life from which every other existence draws life from.
She has persevered through eons, and has provided every living creature an abode wherein we may live and prosper. She has provided humankind with food and shelter, with warmth and cool, even during the hours when we were no better than wild beasts. She has blessed us with the richness of her lands and waters; with the very air we breathe and the crops and plants that fill our stomachs; with everything she could possibly provide, and we have certainly prospered from her gifts bestowed upon us.
So why is it that we, humankind, harm her the most? Why have we taken more from her than we could possibly need? Mother Earth is being run to ruin by us– the very mouths she has fed. We have cut and burned her trees– her very lungs; and have poisoned her waters– her blood. We are killing her slowly, and we are the ones suffering from it.
She weeps and weeps and yet we persist, consumed by our own greed. Earthquakes, forest fires, landslides, cyclones, floods, droughts and more; when will we open our eyes and see that she is in pain?
How much more pain must we put her through until we finally listen and hear Mother Earth's cry?
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The Department had its third successive Poetry & Prose Writing Competition on the 24th February 2023. The theme this year was on the Environment and specifically the topic, "Hear Mother Earth's Cry." Of the 10 participants, Rosalynd from the 2nd semester bagged the joint third prize with this poetic prose piece.
She also took First Prize in the Poetry Writing Competition in English at the College Week 2022.
