The human nature
A lake with no swans,
Is a mind with no company.
A garden with no butterflies,
Is a heart with no symphony.
A mountain with no grand view,
Is a life with no strategy.
A forest with no sunlight,
Is a soul with no clarity.
A planet with no animals,
Is a human with no empathy.
And a human with no empathy,
Is the beginning of a world, doomed to eternity.
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A Prophecy of Tomorrow
‘Tomorrow’ floats in like a liquid prophecy.
As I wait by the ruins of timeless Delphi.
Within a silvery spark it speaks its philosophy.
Of how earth will be weeping in jaded misery.
“Nations will divide in crimson disharmony.
Poverty will climb high in brutal clarity.
Blind rulers will measure life with currency.
Justice will tumble down from mount Greedy.”
“Rivers and seas will dry up day by day.
Soil of earth will distort by chemical alchemy.
Scarlet skyline will emit heat waves daily.
Faded woodlands will bow with fruitless apology”
“In golden mansions, human sharks will live in ecstasy.
Planning of ruling planets in a far away galaxy.
As the earth will rot slowly but fiercely…”
“This is just the beginning” Tomorrow reveals stoically.
My mind spinning fast as I ask with uncertainty.
“Can this be false? Can future flow differently?”
‘Tomorrow’ gazes at me with calm honesty.
“Yes, perhaps. For future is a liquid prophecy”
“If your people choose empathy over cruelty.
Live more consciously and not obliviously.
Merge as one in harmony against tyranny.
Then perhaps future will unravel like a melodic poetry”
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Always Belong Together
The birds and feathers,
Always belong together.
The rivers and oceans,
Always belong together.
The beehives and bees,
Always belong together.
The emotions and arts,
Always belong together.
The love and trust,
Always belong together.
The heart and conscience,
Always belong together.
The consciousness and Universe,
Always belong together.
The Earth and all living beings,
Always belong together.
So don’t go looking for one,
Without expecting the other.
And don’t take apart,
What belongs together.
Unlike humans,
who try to rule against nature,
When it’s the nature who keeps,
humans from vanishing forever.
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Kushi Nanayakkara is a Sri Lankan born poetess who brings nature, human experiences, and creativity together through poetry.
She studied Graphic Design/Information Technology before finding her way into poetry in 2020.
Her work often revolves around themes such as: nature, art, life, love, mind, death, philosophy, and social themes such as justice and humanity.
Her poetry was featured in literature websites/Journals in USA, India, Iraq and on newspapers in Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh. Her poetry was also published in poetry anthologies and magazines in India, Iraq, USA, Philippines, Greece and Germany.
Her sincere wish is to inspire hearts to stay creatively conscious and continue refining her craft.