Jayashantha Jayawardhana Poems

“…..the sweet hell within…..”
Walt Whitman-Out of the Cradle Endlessly Rocking

I`m kind as hell; cruel as heaven,
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It was late, a moment too late,
When it occurred to me:
What I should`ve told her instead,
While wandering down the lea.
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A lonely lad fell in love
With a lively lass,
Lovely as a lotus,
Until he met a lovelier lass,
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You call sycophancy
What I believe to be love;
What`s naivety for you
Is kindness for me;
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I met
My antithesis
Early last afternoon
Online: O two trains coming
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The moment she learnt
Her mother`s departure,
My rebellious little neighbor`s cry,
Shot up the staircase,
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