Aranthalawa; On a Dark Day of History ................

Jayo munnin dassa subodhi mule

Ahosi maarassa parajayohi

Udgosayun dewagana pasanna

Ethena saccena jayassu maihan

The stanzas were chanted everywhere in this land

Every Morning

Every Evening,

Providing the Nation 

this Motherland

‘strength’,

to Proceed ahead

No Surprise

No Strange

‘Responsibility of a Bikku’

now and then

Teach the teachers

teach everyone

cannot be argued

is that all?

Taught the Teachers - Yesterdays

Revealed the History,

The flowed blood of the Heroes of yester years

Kept a note on this soil

Witnessing everything

Didn’t you ( plural) read?

Were the letters of the note, flooded in to the Ocean?

Stealing the chances of reading?

Erased by tyrants?

The Elders explains,

Explained 

Provided 

Provided

what?

Examples,

for what?

whom should we ask?

Ask the Teachers?

The Bikkus

YES!

they will preach

using the 'PHILOSOPHY' of truth
NO!

don't just stop there

Ask everyone

oh! wait a second,

don't ask the memory losers 

Is at every class - room?

In Schools?

In Daham Pasals? 

Recite poems,

Children listen,

i am sure

Books were written,

Movies were produced

Everything were re crafted

Re written

Won awards

Internationally acclaimed

The trophies were brought back to Island

Sounds of applause

Can you re hear?

Were there any PURPOSES

Why were they needed?

For what, let me repeat?

for what purpose?
For IDIOTS to read?
For culprits to Understand?

for fool to stop 'deals'?

What is the reason for a MOON to become dark ( Pura Handa Kaluwara)?

Or Darker?

What were the things, punchi Suranganawi was trying to say?

Sami (ieó),

Our Friend,

Can you remember what happened near the Bank of Ceylon?
Didn’t the Captain teach you something?

can you explain?

Ali Mankada

Did you watch?

 ‘Panathipatha weramani Sikka padan Samadiyami

(Refrain from killing any living creature)

NO!

Anger has no place

Taught the LORD BUDDHA
i am sure

The Jesus Chirst

ALLAH
LORD SHIVA

the Good teachers

Don't doubt

The Bikkus’ at every Daham Pasala.

‘Pirith’,

The ‘the wisdom provider

Never goes to sleep

Dimbulagala too was awaken

I am sure

my mind travels 

back and forth

my memory lanes aren't Bunkered

everything is functioning 

i am happy

at least 

The spiritual sound of the Ghantas

What does it brings, to the hearts and minds of people?

a ladder to heaven?

Messenger?

The questions were raised

The questions were echoed

In every heart and mind

‘What is ‘sustainable Peace’?

Didn’t you hear?
Were you Deaf?

Or

Were you blind?

Jaliyas And Krishnajinas

Were joined the Battle

The Parents were not Arhat

Yet

Sent their children ‘for what’?

Didn’t they love their children?

Isn’t that what you called an ‘Alms Giving?’

31 Bikkus

wait

be patient!

will explain

31 

Not a little, for me

No! Who wants to compare Numbers with years?

And with what

The agreements were made

No not only between Sirima and Sasthri

Also with,

Gandhi’s

No i am not devaluing  

Yet..........

wasn't it IMPOSSIBLE!

or 

Perhaps

it was DIFFICULT

am i right?

WHY?
CAN YOU ANALYZE?

The Liberation ?

what is this word?

The Liberty of our Nation

Was it just a Dream?

Questions were raised

Around ROUND table

Discussions here

There 

Unlimited

Remember?

Sleepless News Papers

Chiefs

Young ones

Matured

Did you sleep well?

The crying cameras

What did they produce?
ballets?

Clouds, not brighter then

The Rain

Was not cooler,

The rehaiya’s

Pankiritta's

were they nested quite

Calm?

What were they doing?
Singing songs?

Messaging messages?

The Pilgrimages

seeking for relief,

seeking for freedom

was the ashore of Nirwana far from Aranthalawa?

Isn't an easy journey

for any gihiya ( an ordinary person)

but for a Bikku?

why should i answer?

The four letter cadres were waiting

Without knowing anything

The Bus with four civilians

PLUS

31 BIKKUS, 

Slowly

Yet

In fear ( I am sure)

Moved 

the AIM?

reaching the Temple - Pre - Planned

The bus was stopped

Taken to the Jungle Aranthalawa

The shining Swords

The Killing Guns

Poisonous Sounds

the blood thirst in eyes

they might have read

any doubts

Why wait?

Learn the real meaning of ‘Massacre’

Not one

NO!

Not Two

NO!

Not fifteen

NO!

Not Twenty

NO!

Not twenty five

31 (thirty One) Bikkus

KILLED on  a Day

2nd

on the months of JUNE

in the Year 

1987

Aranthalawa

This isn't a word for you to ‘ Meditate’

This is a word of ‘TRUTH”

Listen to your hearts

Forget everything else

May all beings be Healthy!

Theruwan saranai!

Glossary 

Ghanta: The Bell at Shrines, 

Daham Pasala: Religious school- In Sri Lanka every Sunday is allocated for Daham Pasala,

Punchi Suranganawi: Little angle ( a Movie Created by Mr. Somaratne Dissanayake)

for your perusal:An agreement was signed between Ex Executive President J R Jayawardena  and then Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1987 Rehaiya, Pankiritta: are birds that locally, some believes brings bad news; death or something unpleasant 

Sami's Story ( is a Gratiaen Award winning Naval written by an Ex officer of Armed Force, Captain Elmo Jayawardena ) Later created a Movie based on the Naval, the Actor who re crafted the character of Sami in the Movie won The Best Actor award at New York City International Film Festival)  

Pura Handa Kaluwara is a Movie created by Mr. Prasanna Withanage and the main Actor of the Movie won an International Award for Best Actor, Mr. JOE ABEYWICKRAMA)