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Siri Gunasinghe’s Sinhala Poems in English — Just Three-by Michael Roberts Source:Thuppahis Translated by Ranjini Obeyesekere, in The Island, 25 February 2015 The Water Buffalo My beard on fire in haste, I was running, running down in the dawn, bearing the burdens of life all on my back; at the edge of the road, in a large clump of grass like a fat merchant spread eagled on his easy-chair I saw you lie. Both eyes closed; and at the earth-shattering battering of my feet you did not even start. Ears turned down; my sky-thundering lightning-like haste did not surprise you. ...