Poems

My mother

When it's dark
She is the light
She cares and shares
With me a lot
She lifts my hand
And shows me the path.
She knows my thirst
And hunger well
She is my shadow
Never leaves me alone
She is the endless
Love and she is the greatest
That's my mother, my heroine in my life.

Vishwa Weerasinghe,
Grade 4,
Sussex College,Badulla.

Beth

Beth is my best friend,
I talk with her all day,
I play games with her,
When my brother and sister go to school.
The most strange part of all,
Is that she is in the box, the lovely music box,
And when I turn it up,
She comes out.
One day I tried to show it to mom,
Mom sat beside me,
I turned up the music box,
But my mom didn't see her.
It was a really curious thing,
Not for me but for mom,
She got afraid and told me,
“Stay away from the box.”
And I grew up to be a strong lady,
I realised what was in the box,
It was not a live girl,
It was an orphan haunting our house!

Shinaya Peiris,
Musaeus College.

Helpless...!

If I were a duck,
I would swim to you.
If I were a bird,
I would fly to you.
If I were a suitor,
I would marry you.
But, now I'm a destitute,
What shall I do...?

G.H.Sanduni Poornima,
Grade 12A,
G/Sri Dewananda College,
Ambalangoda.

The spring

The winter snow
Begins to melt
Appears changing the world.
New green leaves
Come out to see the world
Spring flowers are in bloom
By spreading a good scent.
Birds that left in winter
Return to their homes
Animals hidden in winter
Come from their hiding places.
The red breast robin
Begins to sing
We know that spring has come
by living all over again!

D.K.Samuditha Deshan Amarasinghe,
Grade 7 - 10,
Ananda College,
Colombo.

Friendship

Friendship is a strong bond,
That will never separate.
We cannot take it away,
Neither can it be destroyed.
This comes from a heart of purity.
We could demonstrate with an open heart,
Only to our close friends,
But not anyone else.
Because there will be no confusion,
In trusting a friend.
Friendship lasts forever,
Till the last breath of my soul.
Everyone in this world,
Must be lucky,
To have a friendship with a close friend.

Fathima Husna Hussaindeen,
Grade 10,
Sailan Internaitonal School, Negombo.