My 'these days' are
parched
shriveled
star - crossed and
unseeded
of landmark and anecdote,
and in volumes of poetry
in a cloud movement.
And
Did you know
the vacancy that sat in my heart
is a space that you hol...
Thursday, November 27, 2014
'Buddho yo kalitho doso - Buddho kamathu tam mamam '
I was crowned with flowers
and swapped the princely garb
in yellow robe
because ,
dedication is large and countless
to win the ten precepts .
Even I wonder
Of what 'dukkha' is made
Or letting go
Or the renouncing .
And may
The Enlightened one
bear with me
if I have wronged
by word or deed, or
forgive me
if I overstep
and fracture
the ‘buddha vachanaya'
(Inspired by Tharindu Amunugama's Photography)...
Landmarks will guide you to correct places.
This is a collection of notes on ' Maps' I'm writing for the JEANS section in 'The Nation' newspaper . Jeans is dedicated for kids , for their enthusiasm and curiosity. This is the second in the series.
It’s cool to have a stroll; especially on a Sunday morning when roads are not crowded. Torrington and Independence Avenue in Colombo look neat, calm and relaxing. There’s pin- drop silence. A few cars are...
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
You can draw your own map
Some things are incidental. It seems I’m writing about intersections, maps, places and random encounters more frequently than usual. I had just met a map-maker several days ago.
Road encounters have made me realize that maps and directions are meaningless. Drivers ignore No-U turns, they forget roundabouts, prohibited left turns and right turns, double lines and single line. They drive as they wish. It’s a time race. It’s a matter of reaching...
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
Kites , turtles and other things.
Turtles have their favorite spots on the beach. I don't know if they are the same turtles. But they come to the same place. To the same turtle hatchery they have had before. Maybe they have memories just like us. They are safe. Until the catchers know their spots. Humans are the worst kind I’ve known. When something comes their way, they will try to make all the possible, and the impossible out of it. Same with the turtles. When they are found,...