– Gillian Clarke
When all's said, and done,
if civilisation drowns
the last colour to go
will be gold -
the light on a glass,
the prow of a gondola,
the name on a rosewood piano
as silence engulfs it.
And first to return
to a waterlogged world,
the rivers slipping out to sea,
the cities steaming,
will be gold,
one dip from Bellini's brush,
feathers of angels, Cinquecente nativities,
and all that follows.
Flood
Wednesday, 24 February 2010
This poem is by Gillian Clarke, currently the Welsh National Poet. Of course, I googled for Welsh Poet and found her.
Excellent stuff, and there is material for kids.