Newton Ranaweera Poet Lyric

Love School: Closed

"He who closes a school door opens a prison." ~  adapted by poet

“Closed!” hangs on gate a frowning note;
Gusty wind scatters his neatly combed hair; 
Mockery screams; love lost his way home; 
Back to jail plods he, with a ragged heart,
For jailors with rifles guard the school gate.

“Closed!” pouring fountain of love, a nest, 
A greener lawn, fawns run wild with glee;
A school of love, love heals pains of love;
Gate grieves; a road leads to rusty bars; 
Back to jail plods he, with a tattered heart. 

“Closed!” paused his feet, not seeing road.
A black bee rumbles, freezing a rose bed,
Petals flee; dusty floor wipes their tears;
Earth wails; sigh rises; softly clouds sob;
Back to jail plods he, with his battered self. 


Feb. 15, 2021
They Closed The Brothel Poetry Contest
 Kai Michael Neumann

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Krish Radhakrishna February 18, 2021 at 11:31 AM Interesting approach and very fresh! To confess I could not make the connection to the brothel. I was reminded of Christina Rossetti’s statement ‘ It is better to build class room for the boy than cells and gibbets for the man!” Newton Ranaweera February 18, 2021 at 11:48 AM Thank you so much, Krish, for this wonderfully great comment and the complement!! Also, thank you for the quote from Rossetti!!

Anne-Lise Andresen February 16, 2021 at 9:46 AM - Like the way you solved this contest theme ... "out of the box" ... skillfully done, Newton - Best wishes in the contest :) - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Newton Ranaweera February 16, 2021 at 9:54 AM Thank you so much, Anne-Lise, for your close reading and the impressively lovely comment!!