Happy Christmas

The mellow chimes of silvern church bells
And the ever soothing cadences of Christmas music
Echo through this cheerful isle
To warmly greet each other 'Happy Christmas'
With renewed hopes and seasonal cheer,
To bless a better life to all of us here.
With the dawn of Christmas
Sri Lanka stands upright
In a spirit of reconciliation
To bring about peace and harmony in jubilation
For a bright and prosperous future
With human aspirations running high.
Tough the Cost of Living is alarmingly high
Prompting all of us to sigh,
Let's welcome Christmas and New Year
With the traditional fun and frolic so dear
Linked with goodwill and cheer,
Praying for Sri Lanka' peace and harmony to flourish,
Making national unity to nourish
Everyone of us,
And to foster peace and harmony,
Hope and goodwill,
To foster a merry Christmas and a cheerful new year
Pregnant with all seasonal cheer
That would make our lives
Worth living
Throughout the year
As one's life is like an over-inflated balloon
Destined to disappear very soon.

Andrew Scott