Poetry
Swimming In A Pool
Five little fishes swimming in a pool.
The first one said,
The pool is cool.
The second one said,
The pool is deep.
The third one said,
I want to sleep.
The fourth one said,
Let’s dive and dip.
The fifth one said.
I spy a ship.
The boat comes, and a line goes kerplash.
Away the five little fishies dash!
Anonymous
Saga of a cow
"I remember,
Long ago,
When I was just
A little, calf.
I romped,
Round and round,
All over
The land.
How Happy,
I was, then,
With my parents,
And others.
I grew up fast,
Reached adulthood, and,
My Masters drank
All my milk.
After, many years,
Of supplying milk, to them,
I grew, old and weak,
And became, barren.
My Master, sold me,
At a great price, at a butcher.
To satisfy,
His carnal greed.
This cruel man,
Led me away,
To be slaughtered,
The very next day.
When I am gone,
I hope, civilization,
Will, some day, realize and
Understand Better,
Than, to murder us,
Poor, innocent cows,
So useful to man and harmless, yet,
For the sake and desire,
Of our, flesh and blood."
Over to Man, Discretion,
For a BETTER, tomorrow.
C Mohanlal de Mel
Autumn
Brightly colored autumn leaves fall gently down
With seasonal hues, yellow, orange, red and brown
Chilly winds keep them blowing all around
Briskly twirling and swirling to the ground
Dark tainted clouds invade the cerulean sky
Creamy mist ascends up to mountain high
Sound of the wind echoes through the pines
Silhouetted trees stand still during dusky times
A flock of wild geese take a long flight
From the darkness searching the light
Fly over barren lands and seven seas
To escape from frigid winter's freeze
Bushy -tail red squirrels hurriedly gather around
To forage pine cones that fallen on the ground
They jump quickly from one branch to another
While hiding their food for the long lasting winter
Pumpkin vines give their annual harvest
Colorful giant gourds are big and robust
Appear ravishingly in various shapes and shades
Halloween pumpkin faces gleam as the daylight fades...
Hemakumar Nanayakkara
My heart and sinews
She who says love is supreme
Herself later bereaves,
With pain and suffering
Due to a trifle of emotion poisonous
Into her blood, that,
Enforce.
By those who call themselves
Her friends!
Setting minds against each other.
And, that she betrays
The one most loved
The smell of love,
Forgetting.
How she enjoyed once
Heart of hearts.
Cynically, the spiritual divinity
Vanishes.
Through the rear door,
When the delusion of misconception
Enters.....
Nearer was the blood
Once brought into my heart,
So was it bloodier
When her blooming petal crimson lips
Oozing nectar that, wet mine
With the strength of unity and love
Disappeared in no time
Weakening my heart and sinews.
Lt Col P A D Albert
Dear mother...
Just like a road;
Widening far....
Your love and friendship;
Filled our hearts.
Like a twilight;
Over the horizon...
Your light shined;
Throughout our times.
Our times near you;
Under the hands of good care...
Under the shelter of love;
A soul of understanding.
Flowed on...
Making each day;
A breaking dawn...
A life forever memorable;
Thank you, Thank you...
For what you gave;
For what you made us see...
Reality is what you are.
D W Lilani Anuruddhika
On the way to future
Minds straining twenty-four hours
Machines working three-six-five
Heads turning, looking ahead
Hearts wondering nowhere to run
Invent a machine, you’ll be the greatest
But your heart’s void, Beware! You’ll be tiresome
Everything is instant, easy.... yet empty
So is the life in a ‘High Tech World’!
Hasitha C Adhikaraiarachchi
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