Poetry

The Sun

The Sun is a herald
That announces the coming of the day
When he appears over the hill tops
In a splash of pale orange

The Sun is a king
Full of wrath
When he climbs up in the sky
In fiery red at midday

The Sun is a wise man
With the calmness of old age
When he descends into the sea
At evening tide

Nillasi Liyanage

Mother let me worship you....

Mother let me worship your feet
Mother dear mother - let me kiss your feet
And allow me - your son to march to the front
Allow me - to sacrifice your warmth, affection to
Serve the Motherland
Drop no tears - no sobs mother,
Your son will bring back the victorious Lion Flag
Peace and harmony to our Motherland
Your blood turned milk fed me
With strength: affection: bravery and sacrifice
That runs through your son's body
Will fight for freedom - to offer life to the Motherland
So, be brave: Be proud: you have given birth to a son needed to the Motherland
To march to the front - to serve the Motherland
So bless me mother, wish me mother, your unceasing love is my strength
I will return with the victorious Lion Flag
If not mother, don't shed a tear - keep your head high
'Cause your son has sacrificed flesh and blood you gave
To save thousands of sons of future Lanka
Mother - dear mother - bless me, wish me,
Your son - your own flesh and blood is marching to the front
Mother let me worship your feet - let me kiss your feet - allow your son
"Chuti Putha",
To march to the front.....

Hiran Hemajeeth Welgama Pilot officer SLAF Palali

May

Come back in May
On a summer day
Stay by me
Till winter goes away....

Bertholamuze Nisansala Dharmasena

Shower love and affection

He who hears the cry and grief of others
Cares and comforts them with love and kindness
Always helps all living beings on Earth
Is truly a man of divine worth.

One who harms others in bad temper
Earns a lot for himself with great desire
Utters abhorrent and bitter words, his own
Is an animal in the form of man

Cannons cannot bring happiness
Violence and turbulence embrace harmfulness
Love, the only device, loved by all on Earth
It brings lasting peace, that's really worth

Win the hearts and minds of all, and view
Whatever the climate it may be you
Always wear the costume of humility
Shower love and affection for peace and prosperity

K.K. Arumainayagam

Tears - My Best friend

Healing the burning wounds in my world
You recover and comfort my ailing heart,
Speaking thousands of words by gently rolling
You silently represent my unspoken words,
Rescuing me from the sea of pain
You, every time, relieve my sinking life,
Of both failure and success of my journey
You do embrace my heart giving strength,
Being the sole companion of my world
You give me life, you give me hope
To live ........ to live
Another fraction of a second.

A.Jayalath Basnagoda

Thy sorrow

Oh Kuveni, thy sorrow,
Oh Kuveni, thy lament,
The king who abandoned you
To the darkness,
To the wilderness
Your own kith and kin,
Their betrayal, to your very end;
Hope fully this land is forgiven,
For all these sins,
Since something divine is above us all.

Shanthi Rubavathi Vivekananthan