Beachline, originally uploaded by halwis. When senses have all retreated Into the frosty shadows of starlight And the Earth is submerged in darkness From ocean depth to mountain height Only the faithful hearts keep beating Enduring in faith, and hope’s delight Waiting for the sun to reclaim its place And rescue dawn from the depths of night ~

Beachline, originally uploaded by halwis.When senses have all retreatedInto the frosty shadows of starlightAnd the Earth is submerged in darknessFrom ocean depth to mountain heightOnly the faithful hearts keep beatingEnduring in faith, and hope’s delightWaiting for the sun to reclaim its placeAnd rescue dawn from the depths of night~

Dear member of the 1st XV, No doubt today is a big day. I am sure you will recount the memories you are about to create, with longing and nostalgia, for the rest of your lives. But you will only get one chance to make your mark on this day and to be touched by it. How well others ...

Dear member of the 1st XV,No doubt today is a big day. I am sure you will recount the memories you are about to create, with longing and nostalgia, for the rest of your lives. But you will only get one chance to make your mark on this day and to be touched by it. How well others remember ...

Helix Nebula Credit: NASA, NOAO, ESA, the Hubble Helix Nebula Team, M. Meixner (STScI), and T.A. Rector (NRAO). After a childhood spent gazing at them, way more than any other 13 year old had the patience to, I had a deep appreciation of their power to amaze and mystify. I already knew at that age how their light was ...

Helix NebulaCredit: NASA, NOAO, ESA, the Hubble Helix Nebula Team, M. Meixner (STScI), and T.A. Rector (NRAO).After a childhood spent gazing at them, way more than any other 13 year old had the patience to, I had a deep appreciation of their power to amaze and mystify. I already knew at that age how their light was old and wise ...

Photo By Ian Bramham Good Friday Reflection at St John's Anglican Church, Finch Street, Malvern East. I thank you all and especially Fr. Sathi - very deeply and humbly - for inviting me to join you in your Good Friday reflection and prayer and feel truly grateful for the opportunity to share my faith with you. I suspect that ...

Photo By Ian BramhamGood Friday Reflection at St John's Anglican Church, Finch Street, Malvern East.I thank you all and especially Fr. Sathi - very deeply and humbly - for inviting me to join you in your Good Friday reflection and prayer and feel truly grateful for the opportunity to share my faith with you. I suspect that the reason Fr. ...

Earth, Water, Woman, Cloud & Sky, originally uploaded by halwis. My faith is not threatened by others whose beliefs are different from my own. Neither my identity nor my culture is under threat of being engulfed by another. Perhaps because I have been a migrant and a traveller long enough - that my land is no longer confined by ...

Earth, Water, Woman, Cloud & Sky, originally uploaded by halwis.My faith is not threatened by others whose beliefs are different from my own. Neither my identity nor my culture is under threat of being engulfed by another. Perhaps because I have been a migrant and a traveller long enough - that my land is no longer confined by any arbitrarily ...

Devine Art, originally uploaded by halwis. Nothing ever happened in Kandy that was a random coincidence. No free willed dreamer was ever born there and any who visited either embraced their destiny or left. No raindrop fell on a forehead that had not been forever determined to do so, and every grain of rice that was eaten and every ...

Devine Art, originally uploaded by halwis.Nothing ever happened in Kandy that was a random coincidence. No free willed dreamer was ever born there and any who visited either embraced their destiny or left. No raindrop fell on a forehead that had not been forever determined to do so, and every grain of rice that was eaten and every mote of ...

Traveller, originally uploaded by halwis. For all the times we parted To be reunited in perfect ways For all the blissful memories And countless long forgotten days For all the sun filled days we shared Singing sweet and soulful songs Every anxious moment and thought not spared And long forgotten, forgiven wrongs For each stride we took and danger ...

Traveller, originally uploaded by halwis.For all the times we partedTo be reunited in perfect waysFor all the cherrished memoriesAnd countless long forgotten daysFor all those times we leave behindMay this moment, forever be mine, For, once again, we must say goodbyePerhaps for the very last time.~

This is for warm bright days that follow cool, starlit nights;And for all the lonely clouds, scattered across November skies…When a soft sandy beach beacons, from just beyond the hillsThe chill of blue waves crashing, into a million foaming frills…For sunshine lost to tinted panes, this measly ode I compose;And for life spent earning a living, in an air-conditioned 'inpost'~

This is for warm bright days that follow cool, starlit nights;And for all the lonely clouds, scattered across November skies…When a soft sandy beach beacons, from beyond the distant hillsThe chill of blue waves crashing, into a million foaming frills…For all the sunshine lost to tinted panes and an ode must suffice;When life is spent making a living, in an air-conditioned office... ~

Love bites, originally uploaded by halwis.Summer is here, with its promise of blue skies, warm beaches, sweaty underwear, road trips, late night sunsets, fireworks, cricket on weekends, cold water showers and barbeques and beer with books on beanbags in the garden. Summer has come dressed in green leaves and sunglasses, convertibles and sunroofs, basking in hammocks wearing short skirts and ...

Trinity College Chapel by Parakrama Ekanayaka The Chapel is perhaps the most poignantly sublime symbol of Trinity for most Trinitians across the ages, irrespective of their faith. Though distanced by the years and geography, our memories often rest among those pillars, under the cooling shade of bare clay tiles with a view of Hantana nestled among the treetops. Even ...

Slope Dwellers, originally uploaded by halwis. A forewarning to anyone who has not experienced how the most unexpected and distracting thoughts compel the mind when we ought to be working on more practically useful endeavours; let me explain that I am neither in nor out of love. To any close associate or loved one who may suspect that this ...

Reflections (c) Harendra Alwis The tip of his stencil bled a mystifying hue that defied naming, on a surface that had long ceased be canvas. It did not contrast so much with the countless layers beneath that he had painted over and over again, but he noticed her cheeks dimple and her expression intensify as the white horse-hair bristles ...