Global Warming

Incarnation of global warming Seems to be inevitable As it has already started laying its foundation. It has developed into embryo From the drop of sooty sperm injected By the ruthless chimney of carbon industries And by the smoke of population explosion.

Climate has turned to furnace Frost to ice River to ocean Man to monster Benevolence to gangster Love to rape Medicine to drug Water to blood Flood to drought And drought to flood Foul to fair, fair to foul.

Are these not good enough To give a sign of caution? Are these not the symptom of an ill-omen? If not, go ahead with your endeavours And best of luck for handful days That dwell on your fingertips. Dr Vivekanand Jha, living in Delhi and originally from Darbhanga, Bihar, is a translator, editor & award winning poet. He is the author of 5 books of poetry; his poems have been published in more than 25 poetry anthologies.

He has also authored one critical book on the poetry of Jayanta Mahapatra and edited 9 critical anthologies on Indian English Writing. His works have been published in more than 100 magazines round the world. He has more than 25 research/critical articles published in various national and international anthologies and referred journals.

The recent poetry anthology that he edited is The Dance of the Peacock (Hidden Brook Press, Canada), featuring 151 Indian English poets. Founder & chief editor of two literary journals, Verbal Art and Phenomenal Literature, he is the son of noted professor, poet & award winning translator Dr Raja Nand Jha (Crowned with Sahitya Akademi Award, New Delhi).