If you are a gal who’s reluctant to make the first move, or a guy
who’s afraid of being flatly refused, then Crush on you is the right
place for you. Or better yet impress your sweetheart by putting your
love thoughts into verse in Love Lines. Please send in your love poems
and letters to Love, Sunday Observer Magazine, 35, D.R Wijewardene
Mawatha, Lake House, Colombo 10 or email them to [email protected]
Coincidence is sapling of love
 One Sunday was a red letter day in my life. It was on a shopping
complex that we both met for the first time. Still my heart is haunted
with that coincidence. On that day I had to hurry from the complex to go
home because of my friend’s arrival. But I was the last in the counter
queue, meanwhile, you were the second.
No one came forward to help me except you. And you were the person I
least expected, but you did, I didn’t know how you read my face or
heart. “Excuse me, are you in a hurry? If you don’t mind you can take my
turn.” I was frozen and numbed. I didn’t know how I should answer except
by simply nodding my head. Not even the word ‘thanks’ from me in return.
That was the end of our first meeting.
Day and night my thoughts about you toppled my heart. I didn’t know
whether to say thanks. With the grace of God I met you after two weeks
during my uncle’s anniversary party. It was an awesome co-incidence and
there while conveying my ‘thanks’ I conveyed my friendship.
And by and by we became very close, sharing our secrets. But my heart
was too fragile to confess my love for you. I don’t know why, but I am
not bold enough to betray our friendship and I am afraid what your
response would be.
Anyhow, I cannot leave this state of affair to go on any longer. I
will put a stop to this on your coming birthday. But I have a hunch that
you will confess your love to me before I do.
- Sumaiya Jabbar
Love Lines
Your world
 I’m lost in a world
Where I cannot find a way out
Wondering how to step forward
Without any light
deep in your heart
I found a place for me
But I couldn’t step forward
Coz it’s surrounded by darkness
I was lost in thoughts of you
So soft as the wind
But there was no way out
So I turned back
Finally I got into your eyes
where your loneliness hugs you
I found my path
So I decided to be a part of your tears
Then I can get out from your world
As the tear falls down to the earth
I vanished from your world
Because one thing I surely know is
“I LIKE YOU, BUT I DON’T LOVE YOU”
- Sithu Aluthge
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