Slipping into shimmering
Waves of poetry
Walk off the spindly pier
Leaping in an arc
Piercing the aquamarine
Veil of the sea
Surrounded by liquid coolness
A kaleidoscope
Of lush bejeweled color
A sea of iridescent
Rainbow fish
Floating above the turquoise
The teeming mass of fish
Squint at the far off
Silvery white
Sand shore
A shadow swims
Pendulously
A solitary turtle
Patterned shell
Liken ripples of sunlight
Glide amongst
Vibrantly bright corals
Mysterious foray
Into life
Under the sea
Thereafter
Drift contently
In the pellucid blue
Thine soul and body
Floating in a nimbus
Of sun lit sea-green waters
Bio
Chantal Ratnayeke,
Poetry is the rainbow lens through which I view the world around me. I analyse socio economic problems to provide alternative solutions or narratives. To raise awareness through my poetry about Environmental degradation and Human Rights issues.
Presently, I am a law graduate who is deeply moved by the adversity faced by different communities in Sri Lanka. I would like to paint with my words the tapestry of Sri Lankan society. My vision is to compile a poetry chapbook on themes of feminism, humanity, anti-racism, redemption and queer possibility. The importance of my discourse is giving the voiceless a voice.
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