Ecological Doom

Research says The funeral pyres Across our land Cause global warming Himalayan snow to melt As do the fires lit At religious rituals and worship Beware therefore Before you light Incense before the Gods The Diwali lamps Not to mention the crackers Scientists whose moustache hair Is yet to attain the natural sheen Of adulthood Funded by international aid Are doling out New gospels for the world to follow Beware and shudder Cast your ancient wisdom Away and embrace The new vision of science That predicts Ecological doom Every second of the day Forget your forefathers Who brought in the rains By lighting ritual fires Laid down rules To celebrate your festivals At the peak of summer With fireworks In order to seed the clouds And gave you the best way To dispose of the dead Ecological doom Ecological doom Caused by funeral fires! When your modern factories Are sending Many hapless ones Early to their unfortunate pyres! Exaggeration is our wont Sensationalism our forte The media is playing court With vested interests no doubt And there is this crow Who gives me company When I sip my morning tea On whose wisdom I rely There are crows and crows Birds and birds But we rarely see Any one of them lying dead I asked my friend what they did With the cadavers of their friends He cocked his head And cawed out aloud Ask your scientists To eat the dead Wise guy he is Our scientists now Should follow his advice And sit down to eat Their sumptuous meals Aproned well With fork and knife