Isle with The Good Bad and Ugly – By Oscar Fernando
Tale of an Isle in a tapestry of the Good Bad and Ugly
A Pearl nestling on the Indian Ocean floating peacefully
With covetous eyes and Gun Culture to the fore
Colonized the Beauty-disgruntling Native[H1] Folk and Lore
Bowing to the superior power of the gun
Natives retreated disgruntled but with reticence
Bided time in Meditation-more superior-to the Gun
Each batch of the Colonizers being dismissed One by One
Last of them though ugly-did good to further Beautify
Could have done with gradual revolution in Industry!
Freedom thwarted-they bided to get that release
Yes-release they did but was unlike in Born Free
Parrot uncaged of a sudden-now unable find feet
Natives struggled and still struggles to find feet
What atrocities done to make this Pearl so Naughty
We all know it happened-why rake up in folly
With all that’s happened we now have the Diamond Jubilee
Of Folly after Folly sinking this Pearl to Bankruptcy
Realize The Folly-make this opportune moment
To get together-under One Head to part with Folly and Cease the Moment
Oscar E V Fernando
Sept 2024
