I don’t know all the possibilities
Of a wine glass. They are random
Carved into chance; serendipity to snake eyes.
And still when I take a wine glass
In my hand, and sip her a little
My fickle lips become steady
To your firm contact.
Dr Dilantha Gunawardana graduated from the University of Melbourne, as a molecular biologist, and moonlights as a poet. He currently serves as a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Botany, University of Sri Jayewardenepura. Dilantha lives in a chimeric universe of science and poetry. Dilantha’s poems have been accepted for publication /published in HeartWood Literary Magazine, Canary Literary Magazine, Boston Accent, Forage, Kitaab, Eastlit, American Journal of Poetry, Zingara Poetry Review, The Wagon and Ravens Perch, among others. Dilantha too has two anthologies of poetry, 'Kite Dreams' (2016) and 'Driftwood' (2017), both brought to the readership by Sarasavi Publishers, and is working on his third poetry collection (The Many Constellations of Home). Dilantha’s pet areas of teaching and research, include, Nitrogen Fixation, RNA biology, Phytoremediation, Agricultural Biology, and Bioethics & Biosafety. Dilantha blogs at – https://meandererworld.wordpress.com/ -, where he has nearly 2000 poems.
2 replies to You Are Beautiful
Your words never cease to inspire me. Thanks a lot! Sending warm hugs from Pune, India
Your words never cease to inspire me. Thanks a lot! Sending warm hugs from Pune, India
Thank you for your comment Karan. Warm wishes from Sri Lanka