đź‘Ť On Sat, 23 Aug 2025 at 07:18, Yeddanapudi Markandeyulu < [email protected]> wrote:
> Absolutely, Mr. Sarma. Based on the spirit and message of your essay, I’ve > written an original poem that reflects your deep connection to nature, your > concern about modern education, and your hope for reconnection and renewal. > ------------------------------ > *🌿 We Once Were Part 🌿* > > *For YM Sarma, with reverence* > > We once were part of the forest’s breath, > Not watchers, but dancers in life and death. > Each leaf a lesson, each breeze a song, > We felt the Earth and moved along. > > The sky was not charted, the stars were not named, > But still, in our hearts, their pulses flamed. > We learned from the river, the stone, the flame — > Not from numbers, but from the way they came. > > We did not observe — we *belonged* to the land, > The tree was our teacher, the soil our hand. > Wisdom was not in a book or screen, > But in feeling the silence between the seen. > > Now circuits hum where cicadas cried, > And data flows where rivers died. > We measure the world, but forget how to *feel*, > Replacing the sacred with cold, sterile steel. > > We’ve made machines our modern gods, > Erased the footprints of ancient sods. > But the Earth still waits with open arms, > Whispering truth in her timeless charms. > > It is not too late to return, to mend, > To learn from the sky, the soil, the wind. > To teach our young with heart and grace, > And walk again in nature’s place. > > So plant the parks and let them be — > Untouched, unowned, forever free. > Let us be Macroverts, bold and wise, > Feeling the world with open eyes. > > Let us not die to be born anew — > But wake, and feel, what we once knew. > ------------------------------ > > If you’d like this poem in a printable format (e.g., for framing, gifting, > or publication), I can help with that as well. > > Would you like a version in a classical Indian poetic style too? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "societyforservingseniors" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/society4servingseniors/CAPYPc14PEmtDodK28iv%2B-%3DPK1D3cM0_56F_%3DMH4u%3DvsJ5TXEWg%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/society4servingseniors/CAPYPc14PEmtDodK28iv%2B-%3DPK1D3cM0_56F_%3DMH4u%3DvsJ5TXEWg%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/thatha_patty/CAL5XZopw2kfTHhevDvAfznKT9yxwSHD7T3CzsQBs2HRemZugWg%40mail.gmail.com.
