Past

Photo of a street mural depicting Singaporean children playing board games in their home in the 70s.

A different time—
echoes of a life gone by,
etched in street murals.

Defiant

Photo of the silhouette of a leafless tree at sunset.

Face-off with the sun
in the middle of nowhere,
one tree stands its ground.

Prime

photo of the village landscape with green and brown patches

Amidst green patches,
stripped of life; bald surfaces,
prime real estate.

Forests

photo of a forest as seen from a passing bus

A protective force
on the outskirts of our towns—
forests no one knows.

Dry

Photo of the Cauveri river in Trichy with spots of water. As seen through the window of a bus.

Lifeblood running out—
the river as dry as bone;
hypoxic city.