moonlit balcony
caged cockatoo
whispers our secrets
Padmasiri Jayathilaka
this empty nest
my daughter’s voice
links two worlds
Padmasiri Jayathilaka
schools reopen
my granddaughter asks me
to babysit her doll
Padmasiri Jayathilaka
summer rains
a stray dog
under my umbrella
Padmasiri Jayathilaka
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