There's no green nor any blue <br />No sea nor a hill of hue <br />Our eyes gain no tranquil glory <br />Finding there no prairie <br />A street of houses <br />A road of pits and manholes <br />Departmentally concaved <br />By chasing vehicles goaded- <br />Doddering, tottering, walk-smitten <br />As per the doctor's advice driven <br />Bathing in sweat and dust <br />Panting laboriously but adjusting to ingest <br />People of sixtyplus quality <br />Walking along with hoofing activity <br />Under the sun up once down once <br />Fitness oohing amid the dissonance, smogginess.... <br />Oh Dhanvantri, God of health! <br />Born on earth, grown to aged stealth <br />You too do this city 'go-go'?<br /><br />Indira Renganathan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/city-walk/
