Autumn leaf in a leafless branch lattice

Pic by Sakuna Gamage

Two-dimensional capture
of multi-layered story,
calls for third-eye reconstruction
of solitude and fall
stillness and contrast
a heart in a barren universe
an error of nature
a peculiarity that wrecks average
an eye-tease graphic
a narrative of our days
our formalities
and our ‘neverthelesses’. 

[Inspired by the photography of Sakuna Gamage]

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Other floralities

The earth will bloom
in the union
of water and sun
in the cohabitation
of heart and sinew
for blindness will not color-blind
and that which war removes
life’s remnant will recover;
will fade, yes
will gather dust, yes
wilt as all things wilt
die as all things die
but in interim splendor
survive the bludgeonings
rise above suffering
please for a while
mark for a while
the infinities
of human thanksgiving
in the clasp and yield
of these other battles
sweet in unscented fragrance
less tender to touch
but as soft to eye.
 
[Inspired by the photography of Chandana Wijesinghe]

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From 'Songs for Balachandran'

 

 

Nobody's Children

 

 

 

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From 'Songs for Balachandran'

This was for you, Balachandran

ROUTE

Usually marked
with road sign and pavement
neat white lines and
curves
elegantly chiseled
from hillock and rock,
but there are routes unmarked
unlocatable on map
or memory
stray-ways
of stupor and candor
love and heartbreak,
and i've heard
they are given to wandering
and wonderment
the tiny must-miss things
removed from tourist guide
and oral tradition,
the wide angled landscapes
and tiny blue-breaks
on cloudy days;
they are marked by generality
but not named,
fragrant
nevertheless.

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From the book 'A child by any other name' by Malinda Seneviratne and Sandra Mack

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