A Bit Here a Bit There
POETRY FORMAT, 1 Jun 2015
Udaya R. Tennakoon – TRANSCEND Media Service
Get up and stand up
A bit here and a bit there
The body walks
The mind flies
Separate but together
Life lives
Hopes dry
A bit here and a bit there
The food which is cooked
Feel the taste and
Spread the smell
Inside the cave
A bit here and a bit there
Talk and listen
Cut down the meaning
Become calm and
Think in silence
Gestures and smiles
A bit here and a bit there
Dresses and styles
The rhythm and walk
Adapt and change
A bit here and a bit there
Day and night
Sun and moon
A slight difference
Darkness occupied
A bit here and a bit there
Lost home and host land
Cross mind and box building
Dreams and memories
Imaginary ghost
A bit here and a bit there
Convert and compare
Count and consume
Lock the desire and needs retire
A bit here and a bit there
Shadow of the body
Pull and push
Today tomorrow and yesterday
A bit here and a bit there
Mind curses
Heart judges
Blurred direction
A bit here and a bit there
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Udaya R. Tennakoon – Poet/ Diaspora Writer, Journalist, Peace and Human Rights Activist. MA Student at the University of Innsbruck Austria.
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