Lynn Ockersz

2 weeks ago | island.lk | Sahan Weerasooriya |Lynn Ockersz

By Lynn OckerszA learned judge across the Palk Strait,Had certainly got his basics in place,When he held for the primacy of Bread,And received wisdom freshly upheld,That it is to the eatery and not the library,That a starving human drags himself,Thus putting to rest at first blush,The Bread or Books first debate,But rush not to conclusions in this instance,For, while Bread satisfies the physical self,It’s Books that nourish the heart and mind,So, let not Books and Bread futilely contend.

3 weeks ago | island.lk | Sahan Weerasooriya |Lynn Ockersz

Survivors of the South-East Asian tragedy,Triggered by nature’s stern promptings,Somehow reining-in suffocating sorrow,Are leaving no unhinged stone unturned,To salvage the remains of those held dear,In fresh testimony of love’s staying power,But it speaks well for the untouched majority,That unstinted succor is pouring in,To render some solace to the hapless,Although no amount of fellow feeling,Could make up for the wrenching sorrow,Of parting from a priceless presence.

4 weeks ago | island.lk | Sahan Weerasooriya |Lynn Ockersz

You may think sloth comes very easy,To your kingly monitor of the shrinking marsh,As he lies basking smugly in the morn sun,But he is organized and alert all the while,As he awaits his prey with patience infinite,Free of malice, a professional of a kind,His cumbrous body not slowing his sprite….

1 month ago | island.lk | Sahan Weerasooriya |Lynn Ockersz

By Lynn OckerszThe glowing, tranquil oceans of green,That deliver the legendary cup that cheers,Running to the distant, silent mountains,Are surely a sanctuary for the restive spirit,But there’s pained labour in every leaf,That until late was not bestowed the ballot,But which kept the Isle’s economy intact,And those of conscience are bound to hope,That the small people in the success story,Wouldn’t be ignored by those big folk,Helming the struggling land’s marketing frenzy.

1 month ago | island.lk | Sahan Weerasooriya |Lynn Ockersz

By Lynn Ockersz She and He have stood their ground, In factories and farms down the ages, Braving the lashings of manor and nature, Invisible yet radiating the Dignity of Labour, Giving selflessly the Bread of the nations, And in March when She is celebrated, For very good reason too, I assert, It is apt to revisit the timeless lesson, That in the matter of feeding the masses, Her Story and His come together Former Commander-in-Chief and ex-President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s inadequate defence...