Palm Lanka

You'll be amazed
When you take
The outline
Of your
Left palm
It will look
Like this
The outline
Of Sri Lanka
What does it mean?
Just think
All people in the world
Are “Palm Lankans”
A unique position
No country has
Let's be proud
About it and be
Peace loving and peaceful

Edward Arambewala

Unfeigned loyalty

As I traversed down memory lane
Glimpsed the fading past once again
Vivid memories flashed across
My mind
With thoughts of your humorous
Jinks of kind
Never have I met a friend so rare
With such genuine qualities beyond compare
Grasped your shady lines so clear
Assuring your loyalty most sincere
Invaluable help to me that you
Did extend,
Is firmly etched in mind until
Journey's end
So many years sped by, after
We distanced away,
Hope we'd meet again in
A future life someday

- Vimarshani Basnayake

On the road of life

On the road of life
Fifty years
We've traversed
the road of life
You and I
Step by step
Side by side
Through serene plains
And rocky heights
Sore feet
And blistered hands
Through sandy deserts
And fertile land
Joys and fears
Sighs and tears
Companions we
On life's journey
Thanking God
For His mercy

- Jeannette Cabraal