4 August, 2019
Nowadays, thankfully I can boast of
Having reached dizzy heights
Of ecstatic joy
Following with growing conviction
The clearly visible foot-prints
Of a sagacious hermit
Propagating quite effectively
The heart-felt tenets of wisdom
With time generously
Bequeathing me with enviable maturity
Gifted with razor-sharp
Mental faculties
Thus I can seek, eagerly
The luxury and solace of solitude
Till I am imprisoned
with a myriad of reflections
As I am engaged
In a timeless, self-satiating journey
Surely, enhancing me
With unmitigated happiness.
- Ranjan M. Amarasinghe