Wild Pets Poem by Palitha Ranatunge

hedgehog, Kingfisher, whistling duck, mongoose, and wild cat
thy refuge in my back yard
- an abandoned paddy field
I can only grant you a temporary stay permit
until my death.
You will be banished by then
at the will
of my descendants,
the green will be wiped out.
wild labeled friends,
you can not be converted to
domestic pets even if you wish
- What use one has then
When has taken out from your wild freedom.