Scents of Eucalyptus #writephoto #TankaTales

“Here Lies Old Kaka!“
Pinned upon these walls,
Of they who wrought her demise.

In years gone by
The scents of Eucalyptus would summon me
How tall Old Kaka was,
How vast her family.
In this valley,
An alcove of nature bloomed
Beautiful and unclaimed
For Each, and for All
But now, no more

Beneath Kaka’s shade
Amidst the hanging flora
Pike Pond resided
Oh, the laughter by its banks!
And that moonlit orchid dance

A memory now lamented

Critters in the grass
Hoppers and Crawlers alike
A Lone child in awe
Of the Twilit firefly glee
And Jane, the ladybug queen

Beauty and life our children will never see

Oh breath of nature
The scents of Eucalyptus
Fragrances unknown
This barren breeze reminds me
Of a life that used to be

Nature destroyed, with no one to atone.

To the greedy who destroy
I have much to say
But for us to find a way,
I will share my dismay;

Here lies Old Kaka
Here lies Pike Pond
Here, the ladybug died
Here, the fireflies fled
Here; the laughter is no more!

© judeitakali

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“Goodbye Old Kaka,
Your Eucalyptus dreams,
And the eco-world you gifted me.”

I am bitterly mourning the loss of the last oasis of nature in my hometown,
Now a construction site.

We are all appointed to fight in whichever lawful way we can,
To have stricter laws protecting nature,
And criminal sentences, for those who flaunt the rules.

Sue’s writephoto image prompt – ‘appointed’.

#SaveatreePlantatree