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EMERALD ISLES
The Emerald isles, a verilable garden of Eden and a naturalist’s dream.
Why only a naturalist?
If the sight of blue skies fills you with joy
If a blade of grass springing up in the fields, has the power to move you
If the simple things of nature have a message you understand
Rejoice, for your soul is alive.
Discovering this idyllic place, I found myself filled with a yearning to linger here
Where time stands still and beauty overwhelms.
The ocean cold, and wild the surf
Rushing in to overwhelm the beach
The wind stinging my cheeks
Enveloping me in joyous streaks
Topographically, tropical jungles alternate with vast stretches of virgin beaches. The
hills are fringed with coconut palms.
The coconut palm on a beach grew
Young winds feeding it with silver dew
It opens its fan like leaves to the light
And closes them beneath the kisses of the night
The flora and fauna of these islands is an endless feast for the eyes.
The tulip and the butterfly
Appear in gayer coats than I
Let me be dressed fine as I will
Flies, worms and flowers exceed me still
Snakes ,leeches , centipedes, crabs and the stark green lizard, on first sight startle the
wits out of you. But once when the beams of my car picked a glistening, slithering
snake on a rainy wet night in the middle of the road, devouring a frog; I just sat
transfixed awed by its terrible symmetry.
Did he who made the ivy make thee?
The Dugong or the Sea Cow is endemic to these waters. But alas it is an endangered
species now.
The corals abound in colourful hue
A riot of shades to the water anew
Plundered, scavenged; lights have dimmed
A losing battle to the two limbed
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