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Friday 6 February 2015

A handful of popcorn


Into the Kandy Lake
emptied I
of three bottles of gin
two and a half
the rest
for me

You, lake
must get drunk
this day

For then
can we talk

Of that moment
when for the first time
a handful of popcorn
onto your waves
she tossed.

[Translation of Ruwan Bandujeewa's poem පොරි අහුරක් (pori ahurak) in 'මීළඟ මීවිත' (The Next Wine)]

3 comments :

  1. beautiful translation. Need arose to read the book.

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  2. Can you write a verse on the theme 'Loved without loving?'

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