Sweet Rain - poem by Sylvia Chidi

Sweet Rain

O! sweet rain! O! sweet rain!

Pitter-patter-pane
Here we go once again
With the sound of rain
On my window pane

First it bulges out with a drizzle
I frizzle in bed waiting for the rain to fizzle
The raindrops fight as they sizzle
Why the sizzle is relaxing remains to me a puzzle

Whilst it pours down heavy
Imposing on the roads a levy
Thunder, chaos and lighting
Is the rattling usual sighting

I hear the people complain
About the sound of sweet rain
But we need you to maintain
The forests, the green and the mountain plains

O! sweet rain! O! sweet rain!
Pitter-patter-pane
Let us do it once again
Just don't delay my speeding train


Sylvia Chidi

Mild the mist upon the hill - A poem by Emily Jane Brontë

Mild the mist upon the hill

Mild the mist upon the hill
Telling not of storms tomorrow;
No, the day has wept its fill,
Spent its store of silent sorrow.

O, I'm gone back to the days of youth,
I am a child once more,
And 'neath my father's sheltering roof
And near the old hall door

I watch this cloudy evening fall
After a day of rain;
Blue mists, sweet mists of summer pall
The horizon's mountain chain.

The damp stands on the long green grass
As thick as morning's tears,
And dreamy scents of fragrance pass
That breathe of other years.

Emily Jane Brontë

The Dark Forest - A poem by Edward Thomas

The Dark Forest

Dark is the forest and deep, and overhead
Hang stars like seeds of light
In vain, though not since they were sown was bred
Anything more bright.

And evermore mighty multitudes ride
About, nor enter in;
Of the other multitudes that dwell inside
Never yet was one seen.

The forest foxglove is purple, the marguerite
Outside is gold and white,
Nor can those that pluck either blossom greet
The others, day or night.

Edward Thomas

Rain Forest

The rainforest contains more than half of Earth's plant and animal species, even though rain forests cover only about 6% of the earth's surface. The average humidity in the rainforest is high, ranging from 77% to 88%. The average temperature is at least 75 to 86 degrees.

Many of the plants and foods in your home originated in the rainforests. Common house plants, such as bromeliads, African violets, periwinkle and the Christmas cactus, began in the rain forest.

About one-fourth of all the medicines we use come from rainforest plants. Curare, from a tropical vine, is used as an anesthetic and to relax muscles for surgery. Quinine, from the cinchona tree, is used to treat malaria. The rosy periwinkle contains an anti-leukemia drug; a person with lymphocytic leukemia has a 99% chance that the disease will go into remission because of the rosy periwinkle. More than 1,400 varieties of tropical plants are thought to be potential cures for cancer.

Article here

A forest Path - Poem by Doc Dyr

A FOREST PATH

I love the old path ways in the forest,
The trees cover like an umbrella,
Dropping pretty multicolored leaves.
A mystical world all my own.

I shuffle along kicking in the colorful foliage,
Remembering all the wonders of life.
Pondering what more the future could bring.
When seeds of patience blossom into reality.

The sky is so blue through my canopy of color,
Sun shining brightly above my hideout.
I see ahead a gurgling brook,
Laughing happily at such a wondrous day.

I thank God for such beauty to behold,
Never feeling alone on my journey.
Reaching the rocky shore of my little creek,
I am amazed to see a doe and fawn not far away.

I stand so still as not to raise awareness.
patiently and adoringly gazing at the sight.
What more could I ask for in life,
But to share it with majestic creatures.

As I turn to leave for home I feel elated,
And am ready again for the everyday world.
I know there will always be a path for me.
Whether on a forest path or in life itself.

Doc Dyr

We are mere visitors, keep it to posterity

"I'd like to share a revelation that I've had during my time here. It came to me when I tried to classify your species. I realized that you humans are not actually mammals. Every mammal on this planet instinctively develops a natural equilibrium with the surrounding environment, but you humans do not. You move to an area, and you multiply and multiply, until every natural resource is consumed. The only way you can survive is to spread to another area. There is another organism on this planet that follows the same pattern. Do you know what it is? A virus. Human beings are a disease, a cancer of this planet."

Agent Smith in The Matrix

Evergreen Western Ghats

"Since humans first utilized wood for fire, tools and utensils, certain trees have held a special significance as both practical providers and powerful spiritual presences. The specific trees varied between different cultures and geographic areas, but those held to be 'sacred' shared certain traits in common - unusual size or beauty, the wide range of materials they provided, unique physical characteristics, or simply the power of the tree's spirit could grant it a central place in the folklore and mythology of a culture. Even today, certain trees capture our imagination. The majestic oak, the ancient yew, the evergreens we bring into our homes each winter - all are reminders of the power that trees can have in our lives."

Jennifer Smith, Sacred Woods and the Lore of Trees

Amazing Western Ghats

The Western Ghats is an ecologically sensitive region in India and was declared an ecological hotspot in 1988. Though this area covers barely five percent of India's land, 27% of all species of higher plants in India (4,000 of 15,000 species) are found here. Almost 1,800 of these are endemic to the region. The range is home to at least 84 amphibian species, 16 bird species, seven mammals, and 1,600 flowering plants which are not found elsewhere in the world.

The Government of India established many protected areas including 2 biosphere reserves, 13 National parks to restrict human access, several wildlife sanctuaries to protect specific endangered species and many Reserve Forests, which are all managed by the forest departments of their respective state to preserve some of the ecoregions still undeveloped. Many National Parks were initially Wildlife Sanctuaries. The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve comprising 5500 km² of the evergreen forests of Nagarahole, deciduous forests of Bandipur National Park and Nugu in Karnataka and adjoining regions of Wayanad and Mudumalai National Park in the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu forms the largest contiguous protected area in the Western Ghats. The Western Ghats in Kerala is home to numerous serene hill stations like Munnar, Ponmudi and Waynad. The Silent Valley National Park in Kerala is among the last tracts of virgin tropical evergreen forest in India. This tree stands in the Waynad portion the Western Ghats.

Western Ghats and Trees

Western Ghats is a long mountain range almost 1600 km long in the south western shore of India. Thick green vegetation is the first thing to be noticed in this region. These mountain range stops the clouds from the arabian sea to produce heavy rains and is one of the most raining places in the world. This tree stands in a forest in Brahmagiri mountainrange in Kerala. Standing like a king with all forest background I liked this one very much