Kayts in the heart
Summary
For the mother:
destinations and how to get there
children and family
the household’s call
For the child:
a moment glorious
as splendid as the one before
and one that will follow
yet another reason to smile
For the road:
another traveler
the movement of life
in lorry and bus,
limousine and cart
and on many storied feet
It’s evening in Kayts
somewhere
in another century
it must be dawning.

[a mother and child in Kayts at dusk; from the coffee table book ‘Glorious Jaffna’]