Undoubtedly,
Revisiting
My country of exile
I still find
A promising proposition
I was quite young, then
Ready and eager
For hitherto unknown
Adventure,
Mesmerized by the spectacle
Of scantily dressed
Lively and seductive
African damsels
Dancing,
To the wild drum – beat
Worshiping god of Eros
Enticing me to yield
To dictates of craving
Devouring forbidden – fruits
At leisure
Now, I being quite old
Carrying a heavy load of
Much exalted wisdom
Such a visit
Only have
Nostalgic value
For I am now obliged to
Condemn such vices
Outright
With or without conscience
Ranjan Amarasinghe
Nugegoda
Sri Lanka