September 12, 2022

පාඩම



මෙතැන
තුවාල නොපෙනෙන්නට
මා පැලැස්තර ඇලවූ තැන

මේ, කැළැල් සුව වූ තැන

මෙතැන, ඉඩ ඇත
අලුතින් තුවාල වීමට

පරිවර්තනය- හෙල්මලී ගුණතිලක

Translation of the poem 'Lesson' by Vivimarie Van Der Poorten

sketch- ink on paper

2 comments:

  1. She is a srilankan poet....isn't it?
    I remember "Grandmother Died"..... one of her best....
    myself Kumudu

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    1. yes Kumudu, she is Sri Lankan and also a dear friend of mine. Her poetry has won/been nominated for the Gratien Prize too. I have translated a few of her poems. She has a blog named Borrowed Dust. http://vivimariev.blogspot.com/

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