=): Lord of the Flies, setting & atmosphere

It Was Ours

(Words from Lord of the Flies - William Golding)

Can you imagine

That glorious moment

When from the square top we saw the island,

Boat-shaped and circled by a

Horizon of water

Tide running streaks,

Jungle's

jumbling

descent

into the beaches and coral reefs;

Scar jagged that marked our arrival.

Palms green-feathered

Reaching

for the skies

Vines creeping

Coarse grass beneath our bare feet

Invisible, the heat.

From the flowered half-cirque

We saw our world

The island breathed life

And it was ours.

=)