Phantom, Flowers And The Sentinel Poem by nimal dunuhinga

Phantom, Flowers And The Sentinel

Rating: 5.0


'In the pitchy darkness what are you searching sir? '.
The watch keeper asked from the puritan.
'I am searching some rare herbal flowers brother'.
'These days it's very hard to find an unblemished flower sir
because of this unending war, flowers won't come out.
There were some flowers at the back yard of the grave side,
but I am not quite sure; an uncalled man has been here last week
and plucked all the flowers.'
'It's me can't you recognize?
those flowers for the altar
and not for medication'.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Kelly Allen Vinal 28 August 2006

I love this one Nimal - well done!

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Sandra Fowler 28 August 2006

Very poignant and lovely, Nimal. 'Bread feeds the body indeed but flowers feed the soul' from The Koran. Sandra

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Joseph Daly 28 August 2006

This is a great image Nimal. There is an innocence that runs through the powerful narrative. As always, the deployment of such beautiful language is what seduces the reader.

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kalubovila East, Sri Lanka
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