Kitulgala

I know a place amidst the hills

Where the waters flow

Starting from high up above

To the sea it flows

But while it flows across this place

It fails to link it still

With whither it may flow from

Or where it flows not still

It holds a quiet serene charm

That makes you sigh in bliss

Close your eyes in rapture

Welcome sun’s warm kiss

Let the waters lap your feet

With cool yet loving ease

In the quiet of its charms

You’ll seek eternal peace

Where the sun when at its worse

Still fails to change in hue

The green grass and foliage

Thick and full of dew

To drain all water from the stream

Through bitter heat or drought

This place I know can still survive             

Its beauty is harmed naught

Where anyone who likes to dream

Can sit and dream all day

And not feel they should do something

To pass the time of day

That’s the part that I love best

Where nature always thrills

A not so well-known quiet place

Amidst the blue green hills