Elderly monks <br />Of a sacred monastery <br />Sipping a cup of cinnamon tea <br />Under a frangipani tree <br />While in the backdrop <br />Is a vibrant game of cricket <br />Executed with juvenile exuberance <br />And playful banter <br />By adolescent lads <br />Donning saffron robes <br />Uniting their palms in a buoyant fervor <br />At every mighty heave of the willow <br />Devoted worshipers <br />Of a deep-rooted religion <br />In a serendipitous nation<br /><br />Dilantha Gunawardana<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-glimpse-of-paradise-sri-lanka/
