What If?: Lite Edition

By Sandun Mendis

What if the world fought wars with sword of love and shield of patience? What if Adolf Hitler was an artist? What if Christopher Columbus came across with a visa counselor? What if you sleep today and didn't wake up tomorrow? What if this all was a dream? What if you hate the most lovable person? What if you are too late? What if you are not? Let's find out!

"What If?" is a collection of lesson poems of Sandun Mendis' poetry collection and also his second book to publish as an eBook. His first eBook, 'Footprints of Love' is now available online. These poems will surely change the way you think about your world! Written in simple language for everyone to enjoy. Lite edition does not contain images or photographs.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Sandun Mendis
• Release date: Aug 18, 2014
• ISBN: 9781310227592

Sandun Mendis

Sandun Mendis was born in Chingola, Zambia and currently a resident in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He started writing poems during literature class at university, 2012. Since then, he has written over hundred poems on his own initiation as well as some on the request of others. Currently he is involved in his family business and he writes poems in his free time to achieve peace of mind. “Footprints of Love” was his first book to publish as an eBook. “What If?” and “Awful Visitors” are other eBooks that he has been published online.

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Gone but not forgotten...

Acknowledgments

This is a collection of poems of mine that gives a message or conveys a lesson to the reader.

Dr. Samantha Kulatilake, thank you for being my guidance and mentor in my path of poetry.

Oshika Vidushini, an artist herself, read my early poems and encouraged me to write more by giving topics and pictures.

Darlene Harasymiw is a one good friend who edited some of my poems and pushed me to write more.

Chiemi Hettiarachchi, my friend and my editor, gave me lot of strength to achieve this much.

Pabalu Thriemavithana Yalagama, thanks for the ideas and encouragement.

Nalin De Abrew for editing and finalizing.

De Abrew family for all the support.

Siri Nissanka (grandfather), without you, I would be nothing.

A God under a Woman's Skin

December 28, 2012 at 3:25pm

Held you fine, taken care of before giving you the birth

Endured the pain, not a single for you to sense on the earth

Taught you to stand, without an aid beyond the surface

Defended from the evil, breaking them down in to pieces

She wakes up before the sun light touches the ground

Prepare your stuff before the cock crows sound aloud

Even before her work, others work was the number one

After done that all, she does her every work all alone

You get sick; she is always there to comfort your feeling

Take good care, won’t let you go until you complete healing

When she is sick; she won’t let you know what she is dealing

Silently endure, without even putting anyone else the blaming

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