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An ode to freedom
My heart is a harp seeking ecstatic joy Like a care free bird flying towards aazure sky Fluttering it’s wings in unison; a rare...
Beloved Blessings to you…
My beloved angel for you I write A Birthday wish of love infinite Like star dust glistening on fairy’s wings May your dreams be...
You Can Do That
With a friendly glance You can shake a thought, With a tender word You can melt a heart, With a benevolent deed You can change a...
Tributum
Jubilarian Messenger unfailing herald Emissary that has carried the word of God The teachings of the Holy Catholic Church The...
Health is wealth
These are meaningful words uttered by the extreme wise To be followed by the people equally wise The most valuable advice for man...
‘Dreams, swift and delightful...’
Tikira screams..., “Sooty Maame, Ãchchi wants you to come home quickly. Hurry up!”Sooty Banda stored the mamotee away in the...
Being awake and vigilant
Nowadays, I must confess that most of the time I feel like a helpless prisoner trapped inside my fortified Palatial mansion,...
‘.....cide’ and ‘....side’
One who kills another person in a brawl, Intending to take revenge is homicide One who takes his own life in a depressed and...
Misdeeds
Children playing cricket In front of others’ gates, Their own homes secure No broken window panes Garbage thrown near houses,...
To Mahakanadarawa with Love
My Dearest Mahakanadarawa,What a joy toHave a friend like youFor giving me strengthThe way you doFor lifting me upWhen I am...
Dear Teacher
Being you is the best in you; That smile on your face Could unfold your heart Could give what we need Your affection and...
Short Story: X - The unknown factor
The letter X is the 24th in the English alphabet. When you turn the pages of a dictionary, you will notice that the number of...
Hard won independence
Independence hard won is a priceless gift to the nation When you peep into the history of alien domination Due to close proximity...
Last words...
I taught language to my students; They became politicians, polluting the society; I taught numbers to my students. They became...
Corruption
Our little isle is choking in the grip of corruption. Firmly rooted, causing much destruction. The ‘pagava’ makes the crooks’...
The flat dwelling child
I live in the city, In a flat. There is hardly Any space For me to Be at ease. There is smoke, Whenever I look through the window...
Diverse roles
She pacifies peace-loving minds As a naive village belle, The elegant bride on ‘Poruva’ Creates a fascinating sight, The young...
Heavy Hearts
Poem:
Unkind treatment of nature; Torrential rains, storms, droughts, Makes helpless hearts heavy Misbehaviour of some elderly;...
Many a man
Poem:
Many a man, Every morn, Flock to towns. They scramble And scramble in bustle And get on a vehicle. Oh! Where are they going....?...
New Year’s beginning
Poem:
We are a part of the global community we live inWe each have a role to play with New Year’s beginningIt is reasonable for us to...
Expressing emotions and creating moods
Starting January 10 you can visit the ‘Composite Figures’ art exhibition at the Paradise Road Gallery. The exhibition will remain...
As the new year dawns...
Old calendars Are put aside, Replaced by the new, With printed days Still unlived. Yesterday has gone, Unexpected things Lie in...
Heaven’s Secrets
Let Him reveal Himself To us in ways we have Not experienced before Let us anticipate Things that we have never Seen before...
Life…
A Little Star I was, Shedding the light of talents Pleasing and entertaining Many a soul and fan Cheer, love overpoured In the...
When you are all grown
One day when you are all grown And have a daughter of your own I pray that you will only know How much we love you, Oh so much,...
As babyhood recedes
Almost a dream,The innocent bundle of joyNestled in her mother’s arms.Chubby little hands and fingers,Cute small feet, not strong...
Lilies on Jupiter
How can they still bloom?Lilies on Jupiterfunnels of lungs emptiedinto vacuums of desirewith twirling sighs of mixed aromashow...
Hang on anger
Anger,  a strong feeling of displeasure  evoking in human mind  an unwholesome-awesome trait ...
Not to make you annoyed...
I’m crying   Not to make a big noise   Or not to make you annoyed   But to ask for something...
Twinkling bottle
Once forlorn and cast aside  By a gang of five fingers odd  Found I thee in a gutter filled with mud ...
Short story:
Away in a Manger
It was the night of Christmas. All was calm; all was bright, as the perennial hymn has it. But, all was not bright in the Perera...
The star of Christmas – a celestial light
The star of Christmas is a popular feature of belief among all when celebrating Christmas. Although it was found during that...
Poems:
Childhood home
Home sweet home, where I grew up,Nestled beside a park,where we would frequently go,to slide down the matslide,Go up on the swing...
Poems:
The message of peace
It was peace that pervaded the atmosphere that Holy NightIt was peace that encompassed Bethlehem’s plains and heights.It was the...
Poems:
Superstition
Hearing the ominous sound,‘chick’, ‘chick’, ‘chick’,that went on repeatingjust for secondsmade by the house gecko a tiny...
Take good care of them
When he takes a womanAnd she takes a manthey become a unitIn God’s universal plan.His parents becomes hersHer parents becomes his...
A vital message
In progressive countries in the globe as evidentIt is the wellbeing of the people meant by developmentMostly values and ethics...
Uncertain humanity
So many flowersBloom land and water,Yet no one can feed,That scent comes naturally.Some lose the fragrance,After it dies,Not the...
Heeding no hunger, weariness
The highway was fullOf dazzling carsOf those who hadGot off from workEveryone was drivingIn hasteAs they were beingChasedThe ones...
The Second Coming
Come! Come! Longed for MessiahA world in turmoil anxiously awaitsThy coming.It’s a dark, dark, worldEnveloped in gloomGroping in...
Souvenirs
Many things unwanted,Clutter up our homes.We give away generously,But still the collection grows.For, we receive gifts on special...
The Mystery of Life
The Anointed OneResides inside of youHe rests upon youGently like anInvigorating oilHis presence crownsYou with His...
SHORT STORY: The will and the way
‘Sir!’I looked around.A girl, may be around eighteen, dressed in a skirt and a blouse, with a smiling face, was hurrying down the...
Poems
A solitary friendThe crow perchedAtop this roofturning heada piercing cawlooking aroundthe window bringsa scenic viewatop the...
Majestically in shackles
You say I am playfulYes, I could have been,If I am not in iron chainsLike an offender who deserves hurtYou remark I am...
Teenager laments
I was a teenagerTill I met that beautiful LadyShe spoke to me in an enchanting voiceI loved her and got into her carShe gave me...
The source
The tongue is the source of all speechThat spews forth evil and goodA pillar of wisdom from the heartAnd comforts most men who’ll...
Moonlight on the glade
Shining brightThe creamy glowAs all the batsDevour the mangoesStarlight trickleson an empty gladesilence breakthen the deersIn...
Your Dreams
What are your dreams?What is keeping youFrom attaining them?For dreams to come trueYou have to challengeThe limits that hold you...
The October Cyprus
As twilight entercold early hoursTrickling sunlighton October Cyprusawaiting wintercold flakes of dewmixed in lightglitter in...

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