Twilight Amber J E L Ratnayake Those days of thunder have long past We make haste for measured tasks May our impulses curtail the wrath Sweetness in twilight amber must These lenses will show at a distance What your fingertips should not touch Allow our virgin innocence to prevail Let our legacy shine from dawn to dusk We seek this corridor of harmony Look to a future with hope not dust Paint in seven colours a spring life Allowing this dear habitat a chance With musical verse strung out loud May the sweetness of melody be sung To many fragrances of human hearts Let visions of celestial wisdom come With this prayer I give you the story of Jaffna, (Yalpanam). Yal, represents the Lute a musical instrument made entirely of wood in the shape of a
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