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To Mahakanadarawa With Love Ii

You bring me 
The elegance
Your exquisite 
Calm me down

You nurture the 
Fields of mine
You make my
People full of bliss

You stand for
My security at night
Alongside the moon

You take care of 
Elephants roaming 
Overnight 

You give my stupa
A majestic look at night
Really, a majestic look
You hide no water
Though there's drought
In dry September
 
You, the Guardian 
Of mine, stand for me
Forever 
The trust I kept on you
Is absolute

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Beata Agustin

Date: 3/26/2025 9:18:00 AM

Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.

Saumya Aloysius

Date: 2/20/2021 11:47:00 PM

Mahakanadarawa Wewa is a large reservoir built during the Anuradhapura kingdom by damming the Kanadara Oya which is the main triburory of the Malwathu Oya river. This reservoir has been called Kana Wapi or Kanadiyadora. This was built by king Mahasen (276-303). It is reported that king Sena II (853-887) had built a weir at a place called Kattaththa and diverted water to Kanadara Oya through a 12 kilometer canal to increase the supply of water to Mahakanadarawa Wewa. Capacity is 36,250 acre feet (44,713,717 Cubic meters). Length of the dam is 2.8 Km. https://www.flickr.com/photos/95110413@N03/27293740552/in/photostream/