In response to Kat’s twittering tale #111, to write a tale on the pic prompt in 280 characters or less.
The year 2080. Our blue planet has turned arid and grey. All life forms perishing across the globe with most sources of water having dried up.
Mr. Sen, now a frail nonagenarian, stood sadly by the well, recalling his prophecy of a Third world war, battling it out for “Water”!
Letter count : 277
radhikasreflection 
You are just brilliant! 🙂
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That is so kind of you to say Krishnapriya 🙏
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i didn’t know what else to say — those words shone in my mind – the picture and the story and the brevity with which you wrote it — what else can i say – Brilliant! 🙂 Thank you so much for sharing your work. 🙂
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I am truly humbled by your generous compliment Krishnapriya. Thanks so much 😇💖
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I hope we do something before we reach there
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I genuinely hope so Sakshi! The water bodies across the world depleting is a serious concern.
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It is Radhika and we need to wake up and understand the gravity of the situation
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A wonderful tale with a cautionary message. We ignore our natural resources to our own peril.
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Yes, we are guilty of that. Thanks Kat!
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Wow!
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🙏🙂
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The idea is just sooo brilliant and the precision with which u have written it is commendable 👍🏻👍🏻
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Many thanks my friend 🙂
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Can visualize the scene on reading your words.Its a grave concern that you have higlighted
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Unfortunately can be a reality if we don’t take heed.
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Can visualize the scene And its a grave concern that you have highlighted.
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yea.. its same situation here in many of the places in kerala too.. a few months back, water was overflowing here taking many lives away from nearby places.. and a couple of montha later, all those places got dried up like deserts..
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Sad irony, isn’t it Akhila?
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yeah… it’s actually scary to watch those soil getting dry now which were completely under water earlier
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Wonderful poem with a message! It is high time that we need to act asap.
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Thanks Megala 🙂
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You have shown the dystopian future to humanity.
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Talented pen you have.. just loved this piece.. 👍🏼☺️👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼💕
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Thanks so much Debika! Lovely profile pic 🙂
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No mention dear.. it’s always a pleasure..
Oh, the pp, just for a change.. 🙈😜😁🙈
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👍🙂💙
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You are not only talented also a person who loves and care for our society many of your works including this shows it clearly.
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Thanks so much Meenakshi. 🙏💙
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Ah, that precious commodity! Evocative image, scary thought, lovely words!
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Thanks K. Yes, the way things are going, I am haunted by this dreadful thought.
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I hope we do some serious work to replenish our water resources before it’s too late…
A caution message,very well put across, Radhika 👍
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Thank you Deepika!
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We’re inching towards such a dismal future. Well written, my dear! 🙂
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Thank you Shweta. I shudder at that thought.
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Can absolutely visualize this coming true, Radhika and the picture says it all. What a dismal future for our children and theirs. With so much knowledge not a single person on this earth is doing anything to save water and our earth is drying up. Here in India we only know how to cut trees in order to make roads, buildings and nonsense but the rain giving trees we are randomly cutting. Crazy humans have we become.
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While people have become aware of their faulty ways, they are only a small percentage. It’s only when the masses become aware of where this will lead us, will we be able to make an impact. My only concern is that this realisation doesn’t come when it is too late.
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Yes same here, Radhika I hope we r not late and we get some serious sense and do something about our water situation.
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Hope for some positive work
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Amen to that thought. Let’s all make a beginning towards that!
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Water is getting less and less in all the sources each year! This year rain was less in mumbai even with almost no rain in aug and sep…as a result we already have a 10% water cut imposed…the ground water levels are going down…rivers over exploited…so concerning!
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The same is true for cities across the globe. Truly it is an alarming situation we are getting into.
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Scary situation, which may become a reality if we don’t act
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I know …..thinking of it gives me jitters.
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True my friend
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