Poems by Sri Lankans about life, nature, love, hate, war and many more……
– Malshika Navodani
I was feeling so lonely,
But then one day I met you!
We roamed, in every dark road, with our hands tied together
You gave me many unforgettable memories,
But then you left…
I wish that my dream, which only belongs to you, will be written in your sky
And I wish that there comes a time you will only look for my eyes again…
My dear friend
Don’t worry we are friends
Good friends
We’ve much understanding
We’re helping each other
We’re sharing our feelings
When we face problems
We advise each other
Others will create trouble for us
They’ll blame us
They may misunderstand us
They’ll cheat us
They’ll bring more trouble for us
As a human being
We’ve many problems in life
We’ve our own families and children
We’ve a clear mind
We’ve good goals
We try to achieve our goals
Try to study hard
Try to work hard
Work and work hard
Try to over come all barriers
Try to reach the target
Try to help others
Somebody seems to be innocent
Don’t believe them
They’re egocentric
They’ll make things difficult for you
Beware my dearest!
My dear friend
Don’t worry
We are friends
Good friends!
-V.Thaiyeeb
Entrance to another world,
Covered with pretty flowers,
Smell the best feeling,
Autumn leaves & Rose petals,
Make the path of Love,
Soft & Fresh…
Birds sing the anthem,
Breeze murmur the tune,
Snowflakes dance to it…
Your shadow is there,
For my every step…
There at the horizon,
The rays of sun & moon,
Warm & charm,
As you wished…
Thank you…
For everything…!!
-Nipunika
-Nipunika
If you are the sun
I will be the ocean
And pass every evening
Waiting for you!
The loving gifts you’ve given as a father, have shaped my life, and made me the person, I am today
Your strong sense of virtues and kindness of right and wrong are all part of me
To my wonderful dad, I want to give a special gift, by penning few lines about you
So many of the good things in my life, I owe to you
The way you gave me confidence to see things through
You’ve done so much for me, showed how much you cared, the unconditional support I know it is always there
Dad you are the complete man, it shows in the way you looked at things made decisions
Helped button up a task and touch the heart
You were simply the best dad to me…
-Susheela Makalande Kathriarachchi
Nine months in cozy womb
Now thrust into a world unknown
On seventh July nineteen seventy seven
A beautiful girl, they exclaim
What a lucky baby, lucky sevens
All the way
Mum’s songs painted a picture of
A midnight blue roof
Sparkling with glittering jets
Silken butterflies in a quest for sweet honey
Resting their svelte feet on velvet petals
Ivory pearls on an ocean bed
Guarded by stately sea horses
What are these treasures
Compared to the warmth of
A mother’s bosom
And the gentle tick of her heartbeat
Music which lulled me to sleep
For nine months
-Keerthi Wijekulasuriya
Words are of no use
When even feelings are obscure
Going through darkness marks by scars
Just as permanent markers
Forever engraving on our skin and in our mind the followed path
Emerging unscathed is too good to be true
Bad experiences are instructive they say
At a point they destroy us
As time passes by
Until nothing matters anymore…
-Kenzi
Sometimes I just wonder why
Why is it that the only person who truly care about me appears to be across the world
Why is it that you don’t get to see what you truly mean to me
Words just don’t seem to express nothing much
Maybe that’s why it’s so hard writing feelings down
I’ve learned it the hard way, but eventually I found a purpose to live
You give me a reason to wake up every morning,
A reason to expect something of my life…
Living apart isn’t easy, it will never be
But you make it worth it
You give me all I need and so much more
There’s nothing I can and there’s nothing I will ask more
Every day I think about what to tell you
Words just never seem to be strong enough
Nothing can describe the feeling of knowing that you always have someone by your side
When nobody is to be seen…
-Kenzi
Brussels
Belgium
Come morning
Perched on the tree
This Bulbul and her family of two
Twitters beautiful tunes
She teaches her little ones
She then pecks the soil
Looking for worms
To feed her young
Come evening
She takes refuge in the tree
And by her incessant chirping
And hopping
She chases away the others
We have come for refuge on her tree
Everything is quiet
I take a peep
The mother, with one eye open
Watches over her brood
While they with their eyes shut tight
Doze away
She is the ruler
–Kalida Lebbe
Your love spread to every nook and corner of my heart
Then, our love grew in leaps and bounds
“Where do you keep this much of love?”
I asked you one day,
You just smiled
But that smile said a lot
I’m proud about you, me and our love
My heart is beating,
Only for you…
My smile is always,
Searching for you
So, I’m eagerly waiting for
The greatest and the happiest moment
Can you imagine?
The auspicious time, blessings
Greetings, smile and so on…
How wonderful!
Everything of mine is
Waiting for you…
One day our story will also be written as
“They lived happily ever after!”
