Poetry 2018 Longlist, R G Kaimal

The Haze

The sunlight is
Anemic;
Powerless to Penetrate
The haze - The permanent haze.
All life is Weak.
The flora and the Fauna
Are fading away, Quietly

The humans are
Slowing down,
Noisily.
Nature-lovers Nurture
Precious grass
In
Platinum pots.