Nature is Everything

a poem by Ramesh T A

Before the invention of Gun Powder billions of years ago
God ignited cosmic gases to crack colourful Bon-Fire,
Out of which Spiral Galaxies and Milky Ways are beautifully burning since millions of light years ago,
An incredible wonder impossible to fathom to form an idea of the infinite range of splendour;
And what to say, every happening thing in them is in Nature everywhere in this beautiful vast Universe!

From the Sea via deserts, river banks, fertile fields, green valleys,
mountain forests, ice, snow, clouds and the sky to the Space-
All these things are in Nature and what is not in it is nowhere to be found in the World in the Universe!
Like day and night of a Day, love and hate of Life, spring, summer, autumn and winter seasons
of a Year or North and South Poles of One World
Follow Unity in Diversity, the main Principle of Nature
in the bitter sweet life of all under the influence of the painful pleasure of love!

As everything has evolved from Nature, everything has to dissolve in Nature
according to the process of birth, growth, decay and death
Whether it is fish, fowl or flesh, or fauna or flora follows the
Natural Order of creation, preservation, destruction and regeneration till saturation!
Like War and Peace or Science and Art in the World,
Destruction and Construction or Dissolution and Creation are common in Nature;
If Nature is the Creation of God, then Art is the Creation of Man
resembling the similarity of both though different in kind!

Being a part of Nature, it is childish for man to excel, control and expel
Nature by exploiting natural resources for food, energy and raw material;
For the development of Science and Technology for material progress at the expense of
Art, Culture and Nature, man only destroys mankind at the end!
Is it not ungrateful and unfaithful for man to do so by enjoying all benefits after getting all ideas from Nature?
Has man forgotten Lightning, Caterpillar, Birds, Swans and Fish
that gave Ideas to invent Electricity, Train, Planes, Ships and Submarines?

Remember in the ancient times, Nature submerged in Atlanta and Lumeria
and emerged out Himalayas and Canyons from the Oceans of the world!
Stop felling trees, for, the comfort of trees, Apple, Bodhi and Chestnut
only gave world civilising ideas to scientists, spiritualists and socialists!
For, Nature is not only a mother, lover, friend, philosopher and guide
but also a foe, destroyer and destiny of mankind!
So, this All Pervading Force, Nature gives not only Bouquet of Flowers
but also Brick-Bats too to everyone and things in the world everywhere!