Rachel Er Sok Sian 2E'06

What inspired my poem was Wordworth’s idea that the destruction of nature by man eventually leads to the lost of connection with nature. Man used to be able to enjoy the beauty of nature, untainted, but now has since been changed drastically. The reason for writing this poem is to illustrate the change from the past till the present, when we could no longer appreciate the beauty of nature as it faces destruction through our hands.

Rivers and streams gushing with time,
Endlessly they sing.
Forgotten are all troubles,
For much laughter do they bring.

The wind gently blowing its lullaby,
Like a mother lulling her tune.
Enchanting all it encounters,
Soothing all our fears.

Flowers in gay profusion,
Petals they dance with glee.
Delighting all who gaze upon them,
For lovely hues of joy is seen.

Majestically ancient trees,
Resembling sentinels watching us.
In awe we revere,
Spell-bounded we behold.

Birds and Bees and all that fly,
Freely they wander in the skies.
Boundless in flight like our thoughts,
Imagination soaring unchained.

Appreciative we should have been,
Alas materialism manipulates our minds.
What we had we now destroyed,
Beauty is only but a dream.

Thick haze hangs in the air,
Smoldering our frantic lives.
Fresh air we used to breathe,
Yet now struggling to retrieve.

Slash and burn for profit gains,
We only have ourselves to blame.
Gone is greenery that pleases the eye,
Replace by soot that blights our sight.

Unbalanced is the world at hand,
Endangered are the species of the land.
Seeking to regain what we had,
Reduce, reuse, recycle, or regret.

Done by:

Rachel Er(: