Found Poem from LORD OF THE FLIES by William Golding

A vision of red and yellow

Decaying coconuts and palm fronds

Simmering water, pink granite, and white coral

White surf, the open sea, dark blue

Grinding roar of breakers on the reef

Tiny, glittering fish

Shaded with palm trees, sandy side

Weed strewn beach

Palm fronds would whisper

Dazzling water

Tangled reflections

A blur of sunlight crawling on hair

Dense blues of horizon

Scattered light

Drop of burning gold

The butterflies still danced, preoccupied

When the sun sank

Darkness dropped on the island

The sky was black.

The bright morning was full of threats

Last light, sad and grey filtered into the shelter

Grey, feathery ashes scurried hither and thither

They crumbled with sodden powder

A vision of red and yellow

This is an island.

The shore was fledged with palm trees.

Shadowy green and purple

Eyes against the shimmering water

Blue of all shades

Water drew to a point of infinity

Dazzling beach and water

Ralph’s golden body

Wept for the end of innocence

They’re all dead

We may stay here till we die

The heat seemed to increase till it became a threatening weight.