Bringing Tony Home: A Story in Three Movements

according asked barking began begins blue boutique building bushes called carried clear closed Colombo coming crossed dark Depanama door edge Egodawatta embankment eyes face Father feeling felt fish frame front garden giant girl glass gone gravel ground half hand head heard held High Level Road holding hundred inside iron Junction knew land legs light lived looked Mendis morning Mother moved never night old road once paddy field passed past path piece play railway station rain reached remember roof rubber running screaming seated side silently Sirisena slope slowly smell sound started station steps stood stopped stretched thick thing thought Tony took track train trees trying turned veranda village voice walked wall wanted whistle Wijerama window woman