Dhananjaya Premawardena Poems

For the honor of truth
I write for thee
There be no other
I wish to see
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What are writers?
Writers are not winners of war
Writers have few scientific achievements
I bet very few writers are found in ancient lore
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Split between two dreams of lore
One of misery the other a bore
Stuck in between two glaciers of hope
One like a twit and the other like the Pope
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Yet, something I feel is not quite right
Some shift is quite stirring
The ground underneath me is quaking
Preventing me from pursuing this prize so alluring
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The lambs following the Shepherd
The lambs following the butcher
Who can distinguish between the two?
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I walked into the room
that buzzed with noise
to see what I had to do
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Months of longing
Lies of loving
Withering in the shadows
a love forlorn by time
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