Gifts of Mother Materialism by Indunil Madhusankha
Gifts of Mother Materialism (Published in the Literary Yard e-Journal on 13th November 2015) The shining fall of her thickly grown knee length tresses An araliya flower pinned in her hair, near the ear The glamour of her lotus coloured lips and that of her cheeks like rosy petals The beauty of her cascading dress All vanished. Her hairs, permed, dyed, tinted and studded with unduly brilliant combs Lipsticks available in a variety of hues stained on her lips An exhibition of seminude feminine grace Her natural beauty washed away by numerous different paraphernalia Gifts of Mother Nature have undergone a metamorphosis So, better to be called, Gifts of Mother Materialism