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The blast was intense. Right at their doorstep. The house was burst open. Hundreds died on the spot. Few survivors ran in different directions and never again met their family members. No newspaper reported it as the anthill was bombed.
The Bats coughed from the trees but that went unheard. The mother pigeon saw that its new born hatch had a deformed leg, and was unable to stand. Little did it know that there was rampant Lead poisoning over the last few days. The bigger pigeon wasn't able to locate the grains to feed, in the market streets. Pieces of paper covered the place.
The dogs ganged up to discuss the mitigation plan. It was the 4th reported burn of the evening. They ran out of ideas. Hiding in gutters was the last resort.
The calf's moo could not be heard by mom cow. Calf's stomach had to wait longer for mother's milk. Milk man had extracted milk till the last drop from mom to meet the high demand.
On the ground, humans celebrated yet another Deepawali blasting crackers at will and eating sweets.
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25 comments:
Short but powerful message.
Ramesh
Very intense, the discreet message well conveyed!
Awesome
Tats very creative :)
Thanks Ramesh, Viyoma and Muddassir.
Aaaila.... jabri... no shit, now i will feel guilty when bursting crackers...:O
@Siddesh-As long as we realise the ill effects, the small effort from my side is worth it.
damn right. i am totally on the same page with you on this one, different take, good message and well, spot on.. love the cynical take on celebrations.. i suppose to truly celebrate, not only you but everything around you should be happy.. good luck for batom!
Ouch! That was hard hitting-I'll have to be careful with my way of celebrating Diwali from next time on.
For the sake of Diwali, much is sacrificed?
This one is unique, I like your treatment of your entry.
Good luck for BAT 16!
The beauty of brevity...nice post. And u r lucky to live in the beautiful city of Blore.
Fresh perspective and the good thing is it isn't preachy. By simply putting the facts, you deliver a powerful message. Good work :)
great post and what a vision behind the post.
wonderful take on the theme!!
Never seen truth brought out in a more impressive way. Short, crisp, blunt and unmistakable. Kudos and best wishes
the best take on the prompt :)
powerful message...i am lost in your thoughts everytime i read you :)
All the best :)
Here is my celebration:
Ms. Meduri- Celebrations
Seems you have a true heart for the poor creatures which are unaware of what's happening around them and are the worst sufferers at the cost of human whim. A very sharp and realistic message conveyed through crisp and choice wordings. Excellent. All the best. Would look forward to your opinion for my post.
Diwali from the other side.. Interesting...
Another interesting thing I noticed in your blog is that you publish a post everyday!!! Keep going
Whoa , that was really a sharp one ! I loved the way you brought out the message ! Portraying the pain of mute creatures , rather understanding their language which , at times we human fail to undsndng , its really heart stirring !
All the best for BAT ! :)
Very nice post. Just to talk about the ways we hurt animals.
Loved the fact that you went to the minutest of details like pigeons not able to locate grains because of all the paper... am sure there are hundreds of other points.
Very good post.
Powerful message.. Short and Thought provoking post... Good luck for BAT and do stop by, Someone Is Special - Celebrations
--Someone Is Special--
wow..so beautifully narrated and it also shows how minutely you ahve observed things..!!
The message definitely need ot be passed on o na higher scale..
Good Luck for BAT..!!
Absolutely masterful-dont know what is more striking,the thoughts or the words.
Sheer brilliance !
a very powerful message conveyed aptly.
Very intense and a good message brought out.
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