Wilpattu National Park landmine victim Nihal de Silva author of "Road From Elephant Pass", won the 2003 Gratiaen Prize awarded by Michael Ondaatje for the best English literary work published in Sri Lanka. He recently published his second book, The Far Spent Day, concerning political violence.

Nihal de Silva... Sweet Prince Goodbye...
Each moment of love remains like a song
In the flow of our lives, in the lilt of our years,
Gripping our thoughts in its simple refrain,
Healing with beauty our unanswered pain,
The hymn of our hearts and the bed of our tears,
Your melody ancient, which we will pass on.

Wilpattu National Park landmine victim Nihal de Silva author of "The Road From Elephant Pass", won the 2003 Gratiaen Prize awarded by Michael Ondaatje for the best English literary work published in Sri Lanka. He recently published his second book, The Far Spent Day, concerning political violence.

Nihal de Silva... Sweet Prince Goodbye...
Each moment of love remains like a song
In the flow of our lives, in the lilt of our years,
Gripping our thoughts in its simple refrain,
Healing with beauty our unanswered pain,
The hymn of our hearts and the bed of our tears,
Your illustrious life, which we will pass on.