The vessel with a torn sail…… <br />Floating in the Indian ocean… <br />Oh! Good Gracious….. you see….. <br />The hull also seems to have broken. <br /> <br />Thousands of patriots <br />Her sons and daughters <br />Disregarding the nationality <br />Kissed her body <br />For “your” name <br />For “my” name <br />For “our” name….. <br />Leaving lonely pillars <br />Always being showered <br />By drizzles of tears. <br /> <br />Mother Lanka is our precious mother <br />With the engorged breasts <br />Secreting milky flows <br />Nourishing and feeding us in the fields <br />Yet, why we divide her? <br />Head, Neck and body……. <br />Has she ever done wrong to her offspring? <br /> <br />Brothers….. <br /> <br />Let’s <br />Clasp hands together <br />Enjoy the beauty of our mother <br />Together we flourish her <br />And join the rest of the nations on this globe <br />With courage and determination……. <br />To protect mother Lanka……….. <br /> <br />Our beloved mother……… <br />As one country and one nation!<br /><br />Kolitha Lelwala<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/beloved-mother-lanka/
