My free verse poem entitled, “Reminiscence About Childhood” is an eye-opener to one of the most grave environmental threats humankind has to face today—oil spill. It is pertinent to note here that Torrey Canyon was the name of the ship that caused the oil spill in Isles of Scilly, a pulchritudinous island located in the southwestern tip of the Cornish peninsula. This poem draws the reader’s attention to the sad predicament caused by the reckless actions of men which threatened the environment and culminated in nullifying our aesthetic sense and bringing tears and fear to all those who loved nature, especially the speaker of the poem.
Glimpse of memory;
Pigtail girl with rosy cheeks,
In Isles of Scilly.
Smile beaming from sky,
Neptune telling me to play,
Dazzled girl follows.
Wind tickles, calling:
Dance with pebbles to my song!
I rally them up.
Lightened with delight,
Amused heart swirls around sea.
Waves echo. Shh. Shh.
Broken memories;
Dark veil of Torrey Canyon.
Beauty sunk beneath.
Unexpected dash.
One encounter swept away.
Tears roll down my cheeks.
Saturn stoic face.
Neptune’s lament hung the isles.
Playful lure all gone.
Glimpse of memory;
Pigtail girl with rosy cheeks,
In Isles of Scilly.
Smile beaming from sky,
Neptune telling me to play,
Dazzled girl follows.
Wind tickles, calling:
Dance with pebbles to my song!
I rally them up.
Lightened with delight,
Amused heart swirls around sea.
Waves echo. Shh. Shh.
Broken memories;
Dark veil of Torrey Canyon.
Beauty sunk beneath.
Unexpected dash.
One encounter swept away.
Tears roll down my cheeks.
Saturn stoic face.
Neptune’s lament hung the isles.
Playful lure all gone.