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25th November 2001

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100 Word - Down

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  • Circle of dreams
  • Upside down
  • Down
  • Down that lane
  • Down Memory Lane
  • Down
  • Mercy
  • Going down
  • Down
  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    "A child prodigy, a genius", the people said of him.
    With many a prince to pander to his whim.
    He charmed them with his manners - the empress, with a kiss.
    To propose to Marie Antoinette, this child, could not resist!

    The "Genius" remained, but the novelty soon wore thin.
    At 35 - a pauper - no one to idolize him.
    He found then, as people did before, and people do today,
    That when you're on your way 'down' - no one stands in your way.

    - Janine


    Circle of dreams

    I saw 
    A shooting star
    Falling down
    Towards Earth.
    I closed my eyes,
    And made a wish.

    Days passed by,
    With a forgotten dream
    Which never came true.

    Years later,
    As I watched the night sky
    A shooting star caught my eye.
    I closed my eyes
    To make
    A wish.

    - Priyangika L. Gamage


    Upside down

    My little nephew aged two
    Once dragged me out of bed at dawn
    Visibly agitated and babbling baby gibberish.
    It seemed he wanted me to share
    Some inconceivable calamity.
    Pulling me by the hand, he led me on
    To the verandah, the very site of disaster
    There on the ground lay in total disarray
    A vase of flowers, toppled from its stand
    By a gust of wind.
    Overnight, his world had suddenly turned 
    Upside down.

    - Nirmala Louis


    Down

    Want to relax?
    Sit down in an easy chair.
    Climb a ladder?
    Get down before you fall.
    Go up hill?
    Come down safely.
    Reached your destination?
    Get down from the bus.
    Large bulky body?
    Put down your weight.
    Ferocious and angry?
    Calm down immediately.
    Save your soul.
    Go down on your knees and pray.
    The drama is over.
    Bring down the curtain.

    - Edward Wijeratna


    Down that lane

    Down that lane of memory
    I walked one day,
    Worshipping the little golden shrine,
    Of my happy memories
    Then I chased all the evil spirits of 
    Past troubles, sorrow and anxiety
    And locked them in a tiny cell
    And threw that key down an abyss.
    Then a moment's thought made me remember
    That I have imprisoned "hope" and "courage"
    As well, by mistake.
    Now I'm searching down the abyss
    With no hope.

    - Chamindi Ekanayake


    Down Memory Lane

    Down Memory Lane I recall
    The days we went sliding down
    The stairways
    In girlish abandon
    Escaping the teacher's gaze 
    Forgetting the creases left on our uniforms
    Of great escapades down to the school gate
    Licking the veralu achcharu 
    Bought with a hat collection
    Waiting for Pappa to come to the parlour
    With Mamma's parcel of string hoppers 
    With delicious Ambul Thiyal
    We share with our friends on Kehel Kola 
    Now with silver hair and crackling knees
    My thoughts meander down Memory Lane.

    - Kate Jayalath


    Down

    Whenever my "creative outbursts"
    are published, I feel I'm flying
    On a flower-petalled cloud....
    Then quite often I find myself
    Deep down in a pit,
    Cocooned in a shroud.
    Could it be depression
    Caused by wounded vanity,
    And desire for self-aggrandisement?

    Yet I remain enthralled
    In my enchantment,
    Choosing words to fit the theme....
    The crazy delight,
    The exhilaration of chasing
    Elusive phrases....
    As if I'd climbed the hills of Madulkele,
    And stood there breathing
    Cypress-scented air,
    Far above tea gardens
    Trees and waterfalls cascading 
    Down below, towards the river.

    - Jegatheeswari Nagendran


    Mercy

    Fallen from the net
    Warm, cute, the baby squirrel cowered
    In my palm; tremulous, silent,
    Affrighted; the eyes pleading mercy.
    Fror reassurance I preened
    The down, silky, smooth
    Under the neck.
    And a strange sensation
    Coursed through my sinews
    Awakening in my heart
    A compassion, moving, ineffable
    I had not known slept there....

    - Ben Beddewela


    Going down

    Down the aisle
    With you by my side
    A new world.... a new life
    Nothing's the same.
    Treading a path so newly laid
    Every turn springs a surprise
    Down to the last penny
    Down to my last friend
    Will you let go if I panic?
    I may scream
    I may scratch
    Will you understand?
    Will your smile be the same?
    Down to my last wish 
    Not a genie in sight
    Will your love hold?
    Or will I go down?

    -Thushara Chaturanga


    Down

    Down, down, down the mountainside the skier sped. He barely touched the snow as he zipped, past firs and boulders in a blur of red, enjoying the exhilarating thrill of the challenge.

    Suddenly, he lost control. He fell into the soft snow. Tumbling towards a danger zone, he grabbed a branch, just in the nick of time. Near the edge of the precipice, he dared to glance over. Then he shuddered, as he looked down into the yawning abyss; down into what could have been....

    - Reema Muhusin



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