This poem is dedicated to Jane Goodall on the 25th anniversary of Roots & Shoots
The Caring Call
Deep and dense wood calls me
In a caring manner
And whispers into my ears
Wake up and walk on my bare bosom.
Soft and sober, and the glowing grass
Sweet and serene and the tender shoots
The roots buried down the earth
Child-like chimps, animals roaming in rows
Call us in human appeal
Every, every day
Let us walk together
Let us sing together
With sick and sad
Human beings, with no food and no shelter
Let us work together
Let us grow together
Let us dream together.
—————
Written and Read by Asma Amreen, on 19-01-2016
Grade 10, SKBZ Bangladesh Islamia School
Follow R&S UAE