Holidaying
Sri Lanka 2010 AD
In the midst of cool sea breeze and Blue lagoons
with my luggage and loads of stuff to eat and drink
The smells of tamarind rice the vinegary curd rice
with lot of cheese and butter and loafs of buns breads
in my shoulder bag;
With pickles of my choice
Ready to allure me any time any where!
Fruities, Appies to quench my thirst
Ready to serve me on demand!
During paucity my valet is with full of credits
The resort is full of vendors filling our hunger
My mobile is sufficient with balance to bla bla any time any long;
The serene surroundings
With prostrating palm trees
Rising surf; swirling sands
Playing kids; jumping balls
There is smile all around;
There is business as usual
There is laughter; there is film songs;
There is Tambhola;
All the fun around
Despite
My blood becoming bulky
Below the shining waving waters
A deep stillness all the way down
A gory past
Starved humans buried in the past,
Mourning its anniversary to day
Silently underneath
The
“Mullaitheevu”
(Note: Mullaitheevu is a coastal in Northern Sri Lanka where hundreds of ethnic Tamil people were starved to death and buried during war with Sri Lankan Forces last month-May 2009)
KRISHNA BAALU/31-05-2009
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
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