The princess
to the rose garden came
and sought the gardner out
Pull out the weeds
burn them all
ordered she
Upon the small weed flowers
unnoticed
but to an up-close gaze
The gardner stood
and saw
and heaved a heavy sigh.
[translation of "උයන්පල්ලා" from the collection "මීළඟ මීවිත" by Ruwan Bandujeewa]
This is a beautiful expression and closets see the tears in the eye .My breath was stolen for a moment by these words...
ReplyDeleteThe sigh says it all. Most of us are faced with the challenge of going against our conscience just to save our face, our job and dying inside in the process.
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