The lost abode

You spoil me !
Shatter my soul ,
Stifle and stab me to death ….
My foliage was once a velvety green ,
The cockatoos sung tunes of rejoice
The men danced and loitered about
And many a new born cried .
The glistening dewdrops then fell from the trees
And fruits held a tender shine
But then what happened next put a start to crime.
The men I had hosted started razing down me
They built humongous structures
And I was forced to flee …
But then one day the Almighty
Bestowed me a gift .
The ragamuffins were put into a cage
Utterly it took them quite a long
To realise that they had done me so wrong .
And soon began planting down some greens
Beautiful daisies and some tender beans
Time had already fleeced by and art was long to do
But soon the chimes were heard again
And cater cousins we grew

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