You’ll receive what you willingly attract
It’s time, every end is also a new start
This is your opportunity to prove you’re smart
Aim for the bull’s-eye when you throw your dart
You hold the reins, don’t let them pull your cart
It’s time, I can sense change in the air
Your chance will come, use it fair and square
Struggle on, even if you’re a little worse for wear
It’s an endless circle, there’s hope everywhere
It’s time, the wheel of fortune turns
Shine brighter, feed the flame that burns
Listen to your heart as it dreams and yearns
Keep your mind alert as it longs and learns
It’s time, carpe diem, seize the day
You’ll pull through in the end, come what may
Walk on with courage, and find your own way
Let the wind of change blow and carry you away
It’s time, things will never be the same
Play your hand, don’t give up on winning the game
Leave behind all the sorrow, guilt, fear and shame
This is your destiny to tame and your life to claim
LION’S LAND
Mighty roars and grand gestures
They count in this lion’s land
The power of a few that you can’t sue
Of elitists and larger-than-life families
Harsh decisions and indigenous remedies
A Lion’s Rock and roaming elephants
They symbolize this lion’s land
A country of beauty yet not bounty
Verdant forests, crashing waves, a peacock call
Sand underfoot, an ancient temple, a waterfall
Where predators lurk and loom, ever vigilant
A multi-coloured flag, a sword clutched in paws
They incite the people of this lion’s land
Where wild beasts roam in human form
Regal ruins, religious grandeur, blunt claws
The mighty king of the animals has retired from the war
Until such time as a striped hunter strikes once more
*The title alludes to the fact that the word “sinha” in Sinhalese means “lion”.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Almost as soon as Devika Fernando could write, she imagined stories and poems. After finishing her education in Germany and returning to her roots in Sri Lanka, she got a chance to turn her passion into her profession. Having lived in Germany and in Sri Lanka with her husband has made her experience the best (and the worst) of two totally different worlds - something that influences her writing. Her trademark is writing romance novels, but poetry was her first love. She draws inspiration from everyone and everything in life. While this is her first anthology of poems, she has already self-published more than ten books, some of which have become Amazon bestsellers. One of her romance novels, titled Saved in Sri Lanka, is set in this controversial island paradise.
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