Monday, January 9, 2017

I See Her Hands--By Indunil Madhusankha--Sri Lanka

I See Her Hands

I see her hands
when she dearly holds
mine with hers
She has cold, but lingering hands
So, I can still feel the very warmth
The skin shrivelled and
clustered with lifeless wrinkles
They have a pinkish hue
and a scatter of dark red spots
Her aged hands are the portrait
of a great life story
daubed with enormous sweat and tears
The reflection of a triumphant odyssey
full of love, courage and perseverance
and also a strength,
a staggering strength,
so lavish to enliven generations

Indunil Madhusankha is a budding young poet from Sri Lanka and is currently reading for a BSc Special Degree in Mathematics in the Faculty of Science of the University of Colombo.

8 comments:

  1. Dear Indunil,
    I admire your ability to draw so much meaning from your metaphor of "hands."
    Do send us more poems!
    Michael

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    1. Thank you very much Michael for your kind and inspirational words.

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  2. This beautiful poem is a love letter to a precious soul who has inspired you in life. How lovely that you have written them this heartfelt tribute. I was moved by your words Indunil. Blessings, Connie

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  3. Dear Indunil,

    It is good to see that you already have two lovely comments on your poem. Welcome to Whispers! I hope you enjoy your time spent here. May you continue to find success in your writing journey.

    Blessings,
    Karen

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  4. Indunil,
    A greatly inspired poem. Welcome to Whispers!
    Your new friend,
    David Fox

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  5. Hello Indunil. Welcome to Whispers and thank you for such a beautiful poem. I enjoyed it. Continued blessings!

    -MJ (www.tgbtgpublictions.com)

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  6. very lovely poem love and light,angelee

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  7. I truly enjoyed "I See Her Hands" Indunil, Excellent
    recorded thoughts, What a great heart you display in your
    writing. Great, full of detail writing.
    Yancy

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