Van Mahotsav - Plantation Mega-Festival

Lets plant a tree,

A small sapling,

Be it the mango,

The bitter leaved Neem,

Or the Carribean Trumpet tree,

Lovingly called the Basant Rani.

Van Mahotsava started in 1950

And now it is just 62 years young,

In this year 2012,

As young as it was in the 1970s.

Celebrate the Plantation Mega-Festival,

And remember the contribution,

The trees have made and still making,

In our lives everyday, in every way.

Protect the trees,

Our true friends,

And water them daily,

To ensure life on earth,

For generations to remember,

Our love and care for them.

Trees are true life givers,

Making earth habitable,

Our lives comfortable,

By their every act,

Their every organ,

Be that the root,

The stem, the leaves,

Or their fruits.

We are indebted,

And indebted we will be,

For the debt of the trees

Cannot be fully paid,

So lets celebrate,

The festival of trees,

The Van Mahotsav grand,

And make our small contribution,

Towards a green revolution.

(c) Hemant Kumar Dubey