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Thank you for your contributions to the 100 word page on “SHORT” an interesting medley – confusion after death of a life cutshort, a short but worthwhile life, a short frock, a short man, something short but worth it – all these fixed expressions here.
The 100 word page values your imagination – how you use words to chart imaginative worlds for the reader, how you make the reader look and see differently.
Sometimes then, the less you say, the better. So some work has been edited to make it open to different interpretations.
Please send in your contributions by March 2, 2016 to the 100 Word page, C/o Madhubashini Dissanayake-Ratnayake, The Sunday Times, No. 8 Hunupitiya Crossroad, Colombo 2
| Height Fight Over the years he had learned Not to take to heart The pitying looks, awed stares Critical comments Concerning his diminutive height. The fact that he was A dwarf, midget Or even an elf or a gnome, As fantastical children supposed, Was undoubtedly accepted. Yet he fiercely clung Unwaveringly to a thread of truth That had held him together For years: Bodily stature isn’t all that counts. As for diligence, persistence and wisdom He was nothing short Of those traits. Rebekah Angela Fernando. |
| For a while She swirled in front of the mirror Posing in different ways Clingy dress accentuating Her curves and cleavage Child, that dress is too short! A shriek from mum As usual making noises No sense of fashion Or the latest trendy styles She mused in despair The contest began The glitterati favoured her Beauty Queen over night Dimpled face adorned Fashion magazines And news papers A short stint Crown passed over The years rolled on Very few remembered her Cos memories are short Only good deeds are Remembered Not short dresses Or tights Keerthi Wijekulasuriya |
| We lamented Your life, so vibrant - Priscilla Pereira |
| All glitter and gleam At the sight of him A bubble of pleasure Rose in my heart. Mind and heart are at odds, Heart gets carried away In a bubble of love. Mind speaks sense to my head, “Bubbles are fine Lovely to look at but fleeting A rainbow of hues Light as air Burst at a touch Leaves but a liquid drop!” Soul intervenes pleasantly, “Love’s a sweet emotion Love’s a dream Let it be, let it be A short – lived bubble All glitter and gleam.” Kamala Gunasekera |
| Think before you leap One step, two steps and three, will I be there On the opposite side? Before the on-coming vehicle in the distance overtakes me? How am I to know When with a crash-bang – I am no more. Troubles, troubles, like the ocean arise, S. Bandaranayake. |
