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Civilization reversed
Man experimented in life through ages Moving forward through ice age to stone age From hunting to growing and building Undergoing...
Otherwise Ubiquitous
were here They were there And They were everywhere On other days. Wake me up Early in the mornings And Warn me of any Unexpected...
The leaf
Fallen from the tree nearby A saffron colour leaf Like a butterfly Fluttering Has come to its destination Completed its duties...
The veil between Heaven and Earth
As the veil between heaven and earth Gets thinner, more angels are released On planet earth than ever before! Angel activities...
Dear Poet
I go through your lines once again. (That is for the eleventh time!) You’re quite right in your comments That our society is...
The Lotus
One day, I saw a pond - in foliage.... No importance. Next day, a strange feeling attracted me towards the pond. The turning...
Closure
Curse of three decades Driving to graveyards Closure of “The sluice valves”! Draying throats, bellies and The Rice Bowl! Patriots...
Blessings to Paradise Isle
Paradise isle consists of immense natural resources Wildlife, flora fauna and surrounding forests Empowering the living with...
Sunrise
Blazing red and gold,  The great rob of light,   Rising triumphantly,   Majestic, unshaken, ...
Behold God’s face
Do you know you have angels assigned To partner and co-labour with you? There are more angels than people around you! Angels of...
Unity is strength
United we will rise as one Divided nothing can be done Strength of unity one string ball Once break to fragile threads fall Red...
No sympathy
All doors wildly opened To welcome the innocence Air came to embrace No hindrance at all Anybody can come close to GOD! Using...
It was a storm
A harsh storm Swept across the island Ravaging priceless resources Human, physical and spiritual Leaving sorrows, scars of pain:...
Man who killed humanity
I feel I am a small child with No sufficient intellectual accord To explore the depth and width Of your noble teachings, my Lord...
I have a song in my heart
I had a song in my heart A very sweet melody The people of Sri Lanka Lived in peace and harmony After the misery of thirty years...
Tell me dear
Tell me dear To make it clear: Honestly, who said To keep your head On heaven’s bed Through acts like bloodshed The journey to be...
Sathara Pera Nimithi (The Four Omens)
Sickness stalks the earth in varying forms Torturous, bed-confining Dismembering grotesquely disfiguring Old age gradually sets...
A companiondeparted
I had a companion in college Who was most grateful and faithful He figured as my symbol of innocence Cared for as no other...
Thank you!
Your love is a doctor for my wounds, Your care is a lawyer for my matters, Your shoulder is a friend to my sorrow, Your heart...
Sri Lanka - My Home
Among the many that Asia can be proud Still it is Sri Lanka to world that one can speak loud Sri Lanka is a country of rare...
Dengue mosquito and suicide bomber
These two silent killers kill and destroy In the thirst of blood Sneaking from the loopholes Wishing others’ destruction in...
The Water Ballerina
Leotard and satin pointeesShe sheds on the river bankShadow dives in deepWaves drape aroundThrough the water she dancesThe Water...
National Day Invocation
Independence Day InvocationNow I am in three scoresCradling grandchildren on my lap,Still yearning for freedom.Oh lord ! may our...
The Gossip
My searching eye through a casement surveysA private scene of desolation that conveys(to me who plays the oddest of guessing...
Don’t grab our crutches
We known as the disabledOr if euphemism is usedThe differently ableLead a lifeThat the able should know, not rosyBut with a lot...
Thirty silver coins
One of the mostNoble humble and perfect manEven born in the worldSacrificed his own lifefor others benefitby facing a furious...
Is it invincible....?
Beware....!Beware of the Demon....!Many fall prey.Not everybody.You might, I might,He, she and they might.Can anyone tell which...
Red Cross Marks – write wrongs or right wrongs?
Rainbow’s Violet says majesty - Red says vulnerabilityComing here as man, bear injustice suffering ignominyRed cross marks...
Thoughts at Easter-tide
If we could rise with thee oh Christ! On Easter mornFull of promise to a changed life reborn.Thy humiliation, rebuffs and...
Rising with Hope
Jesus was nailed on Calvary’s treeTo redeem mankind from the snare of sinHis sacrifice enables us to be freeAnd find blessed hope...
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