To Mahakanadarawa With Love

My Dearest Mahakanadarawa, What a joy to Have a friend like you For giving me strength The way you do For lifting me up When I am down And putting a smile on my face When I am wearing a scowl Thanks for being there And helping me grow Your companionship means a lot For me, My dearest Mahakanadarawa (Mahakanadarawa is a huge water reservoir located 15 km away from Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. A lot of people whose economy is based on farming and fishing depend on the particular reservoir for years. It gets dried up in absence of torrential rain, but has been able to keep some water to meet the needs of such innocent people. A fisherman happened to tell me the story with a great sense of attachment and love while having a look at the reservoir with a heavy heart. I wish he could pen down his words, but he could not write a single word. Accordingly, I had to express his love and attitudes towards the Mahakanadarawa Reservoir on behalf of him). - The Sunday Observer