One rainy day -  Subajana Jeyaseelan

It was a gloomy day

Thundering and lightening

Pouring... And pouring...

Incessantly...

The whole day

People inside -were

Playing games...

Cracking jokes

Watching wrestling...

Movies...

Munching nuts

Children had fun

With laughter

God! soaked in the rain

Played in rivulets

Splashed in muddy waters

Sailed paper –‘boats’-

They...

Turned a deaf ear to their

Mothers’ shouts

And enjoyed the rain

Till dusk...

Night swallowed the day

Dined together

Came time for bed-All

Crept under the blanket

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At the Galle Face…

By and large

Saturdays are

Off days for

Young … old

Men… women

Youth … kids

Bid ‘good bye’

To their..

Hustling-bustling

Exhausting, routine life

Free from traffic jams

Deafening horns

Emissions of smoke-All

Need some fresh air

To breathe healthily

To saunter..

On golden cool sand-so

Walk to the beach..

In search of..

Relaxation and peace

Sit on the shore

Chat..Chew nuts

Gaze at the sea with

Silvery waves

Embracing the shore

Without pause

Foam of the waves

White as snow

Kids run and play

Some fly kites

Some sunbathe

Some exercise

Lovers in their own world

Care for nobody

Hide under umbrellas

Caress …Kiss.. Murmur

Ecstatic..

With their youthful emotions..…

Night falls

The moon reminds them

It’s time to leave

Some with pleasure

Some with …reluctant heart

Finally all..

Leave

With content

Anticipating next Saturday…..

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