Owl Opinions
Emotional Cynicism
Jul 18, 2021
103 Views
This be the plague most of us are suffering from these days. Plague because it is destructive. Plague because it is widespread. Plague because...
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The ‘Kaduwa’ and the Sri Lankan Post Colonial Hangover
May 16, 2021
234 Views
For many who aren’t familiar with the Sri Lanka university system and its lingo, the ‘kaduwa’ would mean sword. But ‘kaduwa’ or ‘kadda’ as...
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Owl Poetry & Prose
Forgiveness
Sep 14, 2021 17 ViewsForgiveness Was at the brink of my acceptance It was not easy Like a snake...
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The Story of ‘One Percent’
Sep 5, 2021 78 ViewsThis is the story of a man of my parents’ generation and the so called...
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Love & Romance – Waiting for Godot
Aug 20, 2021 134 ViewsToday an 80 year old gent told me not to give up on romance. That...
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Featured Articles
Denial – a river in Egypt or the perception of mental illness?*
Aug 13, 2021 83 ViewsThere are many kinds of mental illness and it would be a Herculean task to...
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“I Remained a Caterpillar so that my Partner Could Shine as a Butterfly”
Aug 5, 2021 84 ViewsHow many women today have dulled themselves to become something ‘less’ than their partners /...
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Owl Poetry & Prose
Bleeding Days…
Jul 18, 2021 65 ViewsSome days the gut is just pulverized to a point where it’s wrenching From the...
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Colonial Hangover 101
Jul 18, 2021 73 ViewsThat wretched group should be called ‘Colonial Hangover 101’. Honestly. Snort. It’s a bloody farce....
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Owl Poetry & Prose
Romanticide
Jul 15, 2021 64 ViewsWrite. Something dammit. Growl. Today has been chaotically busy and yet not wasted. But too...
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Owl Poetry & Prose
Affirmation
Jul 9, 2021 97 ViewsI sought affirmation today On WhatsApp, with friends and peers On Facebook with followers and...
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Owl Poetry & Prose
He Had Become Entertainment…
Jul 9, 2021 66 ViewsHe had become entertainment. He shouldn’t have, but he did. And I have only him...
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Owl Poetry & Prose
Today Reeked
Jul 4, 2021 75 ViewsToday reeked Of greed, indulgence and indolence It smirked at the expanding waistline It guffawed...
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Meet Lilanka
“what is meant to be comes about of what one does”.
An eclectic personality with a penchant for creativity, Lilanka is an old soul who loves life, laughter and stepping off the beaten track. She finds joy in nature, travelling and venting her existential frustrations via her writing while calming her body with food and her soul with music. Her motto is – “what is meant to be comes about of what one does”.
A collection of eclectic expressions from life according to Lilanka Botejue. From her creative outbursts and passionate views to her love for nature, food, music and archaeology, Owl Muses is an attempt to capture these moments in time.
