By Hasya Fatiha (Nature poetry contest) We gather outside the Deer Cave Hoods of our raincoats flipped up Posing for pictures As the tour guide drones on. The overwhelming smell of guano The sound of trickling water. And within the rank darkness, The wings of three million bats shudder. We laugh and jostle and threaten … Continue reading Bats
Category: 2021/2022
Nature
By Xin Yi Tan (Nature poetry contest) Mother, Oh mother Without you my world ain’t no smoother Nature, Oh nature Without you the world ain’t greater In darkness I see The light with glee Where teardrops you cried Was rainbow beside Nature’s my mother Mother’s my nature Whoever breaks either Shall always be in fever
Dusk
By Muleba Lelani (Nature Poetry Contest Winner) Sun and moon clash in the sky and paint the world so calmingly bright Held by a beauty they share together Silently screaming that it must be felt so slowly that time stops and the world recollects itself Being able to breathe it into the depth of your … Continue reading Dusk