DEVELOPMENT
AND ENVIRONMENT
D. V. Sahani
In the name of development
Man is set on milking the Earth Cow
To a horrifying extent
When it will give nothing, but blood
O! drum-beaters of development
Encouraging industrialism and consumerism
Resulting in indiscriminate felling of trees
Creating pollution beyond tolerance limits
Just imagine
What will happen to our environment
If all the countries become developed?
Exhaust fumes of millions of automobiles
Overcasting the sky
Creating holes in the layer of ozone
Not an iota of air
Nor a drop of water
Will be free from pollution
And life then would become extinct
Earth becoming a lifeless planet
Like the Moon
There is need to reorient
Our goals of development
Development that doesn’t pose threats
To the survival of human beings
On this beautiful planet of ours
To make it possible we need developing
New concepts of wealth and prosperity
That allow higher standards of living
Through changed lifestyles
Less dependent of Earth’s finite resources
More in tune with its carrying capacity.