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− | Late January and the sun feels warm | + | :Late January and the sun feels warm |
− | On my face and I watch out for | + | :On my face and I watch out for |
− | The red of the Sumbal trees. Last year | + | :The red of the Sumbal trees. Last year |
− | I said goodbye to the trees that | + | :I said goodbye to the trees that |
− | Lined Ferozpur Road, that lit up | + | :Lined Ferozpur Road, that lit up |
− | The sky with their flaming blossoms | + | :The sky with their flaming blossoms |
− | Dug up by heavy machinery leaving | + | :Dug up by heavy machinery leaving |
− | Bare sky in their place. | + | :Bare sky in their place. |
− | The heavy machinery is back again | + | :The heavy machinery is back again |
− | To finish what it started | + | :To finish what it started |
− | Tearing up the earth to extend | + | :Tearing up the earth to extend |
− | The road but where will I see | + | :The road but where will I see |
− | The Sumbal flowers and how will | + | :The Sumbal flowers and how will |
− | I know that spring is here? | + | :I know that spring is here? |
− | How will I shed the heaviness of | + | :How will I shed the heaviness of |
− | Winter and welcome better days | + | :Winter and welcome better days |
− | Ahead? How will I feel the joy in | + | :Ahead? How will I feel the joy in |
− | My heart when the flowers reach out | + | :My heart when the flowers reach out |
− | And touch it? Spring is almost here | + | :And touch it? Spring is almost here |
− | But sorrow still envelopes me. | + | :But sorrow still envelopes me. |
− | Where are my Sumbal trees? | + | :Where are my Sumbal trees? |
− | <small><[[TheStorytellersBazaar:Poets corner| Go Back to Poets Corner]]</small> | + | :<small><[[TheStorytellersBazaar:Poets corner| Go Back to Poets Corner]]</small> |
==Discussion== | ==Discussion== | ||
− | [[Lahore]] was once called the city of gardens. When the city wasn't as large as it is today it was surrounded by trees and orchards. As the city has expanded almost all have disappeared and the denizens of the city had to content themselves with the many tree lined roads with their brilliant display of flowers at different times of the year. These too have now been threatened as the city seeks to solve its traffic problems by widening roads for spiralling numbers of road users. | + | :[[Lahore]] was once called the city of gardens. When the city wasn't as large as it is today it was surrounded by trees and orchards. As the city has expanded almost all have disappeared and the denizens of the city had to content themselves with the many tree lined roads with their brilliant display of flowers at different times of the year. These too have now been threatened as the city seeks to solve its traffic problems by widening roads for spiralling numbers of road users. |
− | The first victims of this expansion are the trees. Trees along the Canal Road were downed to make way for a series of underpasses constructed a few years ago. The most recent victims have been the Sumbal trees on Ferozpur Road just after it reaches Chungi Amer Sidu. A dual carriageway is being built to link the city of Lahore with Kasur and eventually with the Indian border. The aim is to create a good trade route between the two countries but I wonder if they will replace the trees. [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C02%5C20%5Cstory_20-2-2007_pg7_54] | + | :The first victims of this expansion are the trees. Trees along the Canal Road were downed to make way for a series of underpasses constructed a few years ago. The most recent victims have been the Sumbal trees on Ferozpur Road just after it reaches Chungi Amer Sidu. A dual carriageway is being built to link the city of Lahore with Kasur and eventually with the Indian border. The aim is to create a good trade route between the two countries but I wonder if they will replace the trees. [http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2007%5C02%5C20%5Cstory_20-2-2007_pg7_54] |
− | If you would like to find out more about the [http://www.dukandar.com/treesofpak.html Trees of Pakistan], a book of the same name gives an in depth study of the trees of this region. | + | :If you would like to find out more about the [http://www.dukandar.com/treesofpak.html Trees of Pakistan], a book of the same name gives an in depth study of the trees of this region. |
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