Sparrow! O my humble sparrow! where are you now? <br />aghast at the speed of your declining numbers <br />cries my heart for not sighting you dear! <br />Rare is your presence even in villages <br />Where did you vanish leaving us in anguish <br /> <br />I recall the times back to a couple of decades <br />In flocks and flocks you dotted the skies <br />Perching on the trees perching on roof tops <br />Chirping and tweeting mocking and mating <br /> <br />Nests you built in the shape of a tunnel <br />On bushes and trees and high tension wires <br />A treat to watch you reaching home in flocks <br />A feast to watch you feeding your little ones <br /> <br />Taken for granted your presence amongst us <br />Little we imagined your pace of depletion <br />Whom to blame? Difficult to answer <br />Our heart craves eyes lust to see you back again in strength<br /><br />Somanathan Iyer<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/oh-my-humble-sparrow/
