Hirushi Jayasekera Poems

Life is a journey and the path unwinds
Before you a single road that fades out
Into…a distance. A glow shimmering light
Spills onto the path, now a footpath, now
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Oh how joyous it must be
Flying o’er with no care in the world
Nothing to worry about, no particulars to see
No tears of a kind, no flame of agony
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Imagine…
Under the canopy of a single tree
Hands rest on my knees
The lake glistens, sparkles of the night sky mirrored
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Stop at a point in time
To reflect and wonder
If the picture I paint tonight
Will show us the light
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Expecting the unexpected is often
Exepected, when life twists itself
Around a tree and disappears from view
Hiding the expected, perhaps
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He clings onto my hand, crushing damp gravel as we stroll
Waddles unsteadily, a blonde bob of hair- that's all
Past fields and medows edged yellow daffodils
Humming nursery rhymes too complex for bills
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The rope all worn and I hold on
Hands brushed and bruised
Red streaks of pain call a silent tear
Cringe alone as they stand by
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