Poems by Indunil Madhusankha

He is a Fisherman (Previously published in the international anthology of poetry, “Temptation” by Lost Tower Publications on 18th January 2016)          He is a fisherman, shrewd and seasoned He has a line with a workable bait, the bait of love rich with ostentatious gesticulations and highly appealing flirtations He uses it to catch …

The Lamentation of a Mother

By Indunil Madhusankha   (Previously published in the 2016 October issue of the Synesthesia Literary Journal on 8th of July 2016)   “Amma, when I come the next time,    prepare me some Welithalapa.”  Saying thus you left for work    But all of a sudden like one of your  most remarkable surprises  You came …

Retelling the Story of Yasodharā

By Indunil Madhusankha   (Previously published in the 2016 October issue of the Sentinel Literary Quarterly)   In the nightly cold of the Esala full moon day, perhaps she felt an abrupt rush of the bizarre wind in her usual entanglements – the cozy and pacifying dreams as He looked at her on the sly, …

I am Scared of the Night

By Indunil Madhusankha (Previously published in the Tuck Magazine on 13th October 2015)   As the dusk creeps through the summit the once luscious sun dips below the rocky mounts And flocks of birds soar away weaving intricate patterns in the grayish sky   Thus the goddess of darkness, the night wielding her power right …