Poem_Malintha Perera

“Forest Song

the grass quiver tantalized
well tuned strings
plucked by those hands
of the churning wind
passing by. passing by.

the leaves gyrate in tune
dancing on the chords
echoing in the stillness
whispering then and then
to go on. to go on.

the sound of monkeys
adding leafy rhythms
with their jumps and turns
a mad crescendo
high and low. high and low.

floating with the song
joy an ocean in each pore
my mind still and yet
on a magic carpet that swirls
here and there. here and there.

By Malintha Perera”