Assalamualaikum and hello everyone. Today, my entry would be
extra special as I am going to share my
poem which won the ASiS International Essay and Poetry Writing Competition
2014. The poem was written to commemorate the conservation of the turtle
population which is at the verge of extinction. Alhamdulillah, the poem which I
wrote from the bottom of my heart won the first prize for the poetry category.
Here it is:
THE
THEIF AMONG US
By:
Nur Nazlifa binti Shaiful Annuar
The zephyr surged wildly in the ebony sky
The moonlight as if shy to show its light
Emitting its glow on the white beach
As far as my view could bring me
I saw a colossal mother turtle
Struggling to hoist herself up
Covering her gems in the sand
While she herself could not
Contain the unshed tears
She had been keeping deep in her charred soul
That her babies would not live that long
My heart palpitated in gloom and fear
Those hands of the inhumane
Voraciously gobbling the eggs
Leaving them cold and breathless
The mother stood there, stupefied
Realizing the fact that
She was unable to do anything
Solemnity enveloped her
She scrambled back into the sea in woe
As slow as her used feet could
The reality sank in
When the dawn greeted the Earth
No more new babies could be seen
The gem hole was unburied
Showing the true side of us
My orbs danced with fire
My will power burned greatly
Put this into a halt
No more breathe to be take away
No more soul to be snatched away
No more gem to be stolen away
And we shall welcome
The new sunrise on the far away horizon
With a beam in or faces and soul
That’s all from me for the time
being. Stay tuned for the next post.
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