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Am I a Fundamental Error?

by Janitha FernandoJuly 27, 2018JanithaLeave a Comment

Am I a fundamental error, A conundrum without an answer, You say I am demented, On what grounds I shall inquire! You are demented not I, Cocksure are you of scenes that glitter, The verdict passes back and forth, For none can ascertain ... Read more

Ode to Greed.

by Janitha FernandoMay 22, 2017JanithaLeave a Comment

In that wide geyser of greed, Lies not an ending satisfaction. Oh ye pernicious plague I shall plead, Die in those bones a kingdom rotten. Where an iota, a piece is left not, Die and burn in that inferno, Swear I to ignore thy seductive ... Read more

Tagged : greed / Poetry

The Queen at the Queen’s Road.

by Janitha FernandoApril 25, 2017JanithaLeave a Comment

At a junction where people roam, Some gazing at heavens, some straight, Buried in their own worlds, Hear not the cry of the girl seated. The girl lies by the sidewalk dirty, No cars, no dolls, but scars and a trolley, The sole toy she has ... Read more

Tagged : Life / Poetry / Poverty

Awake or Asleep?

by Janitha FernandoFebruary 26, 2017JanithaLeave a Comment

Awake he thinks he is, And opens the curtains veiling his eyes, Which through the night opened the stage, Read more

Tagged : philosophy of mind / Poetry

The Recluse

by Janitha FernandoFebruary 4, 2015JanithaLeave a Comment

The Recluse. A clumsy heart, Snugged by a thick shell; A shell of ego, Impregnable and obdurate. Does it not melt, Oh melt before the cumbrous needs? Does it not relent, Oh relent in the struggle of beings? A lion in its ... Read more

Meaning of life.

by Janitha FernandoSeptember 27, 2014JanithaLeave a Comment

Meaning of life. The first remark that should indispensably be made on this topic is that there is no objective meaning in life in a secular universe of discourse. Consequently, it shall be absurd to mock one's ultimate aim in life however much eccentric it ... Read more

At heart’s core.

by Janitha FernandoAugust 8, 2014JanithaLeave a Comment

My ally passed a month ago. Tears poured, dismayed by reminiscence. Would I cry if he were foe, Seein' him in a coffin narrow.

I wept, breath nearly ceased. A hellish fire ignited his ... Read more

The Sweet Dove.

by Janitha FernandoMay 23, 2014May 22, 2014JanithaLeave a Comment

A Dove inside a snowy veil, Eyes reflecting heart's ardor. Efface my contemptible kvetching, Beauteous cheeks adorned with smiles. Rigid shackles fetter my hands, Allow not the veil's ascent. For reminiscence stirs a broken past, Craving to linger in ... Read more