the garden is silent

Once I heard the humming birds

Every morning and evening

In the garden I could sit and watch

The small birds hopping around

Now the trees were gone

A new home was erected on the land

The birds had no place to find food

No more nests on the bamboo trees

Though the strays cats would watch

Every opportunity to grab the small birds

One claw hit the humming birds would die

The stray cats would eat it all

Across the river

Most of the surrounding trees were gone

The new bus station and shoplots will be built

The birds had no place to rest and hunt for food

Even the bird lovers had gone

They built a place to rest and watch birds

The men all had disappeared

Maybe they have found a new place

The garden is silent

The natural chirping has disappeared

Maybe one day the birds may return

When developments have done