Nipuni Ranaweera Poems

Back then at school
We had life-skills
Every week we would be taught, the girls,
Handicrafts by a gentle, lady-like woman.
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Like obstinate waves upon
a composed beach-
I pound on you, vertically,
I crash on you, horizontally.
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Tonight I extinguish the flame
I've been holding for you_
Tonight the wind whistled,
Speaking of new directions-
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A poem once came to me.
I was pouring water-
On my infant's fragile head.
I didn't want to lose count-
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I have kept you in mind for greater things,
For greater times.
Like the seven wonders one reverentially
puts off seeing,
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I see the fear in your eyes
That I will not fit within
Encircled arms;
And that I will spill over
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