{"id":4965,"date":"2026-03-15T12:59:53","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T07:29:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gavel.cmb.ac.lk\/?p=4965"},"modified":"2026-04-19T12:21:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-19T06:51:04","slug":"pearl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gavel.cmb.ac.lk\/?p=4965","title":{"rendered":"Pearl"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Pearl, do you remember<br>the tale you told of the sea?<br>Its echo still returns to me,<br>a whisper in memory<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"658\" height=\"665\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gavel.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-15-100450.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4966\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gavel.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-15-100450.png 658w, https:\/\/www.gavel.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-15-100450-297x300.png 297w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 658px) 100vw, 658px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Among the restless waves we sailed<br>on that vast and wandering ship<br>you and I, through all that night,<br>never felt loneliness slip<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As we leaned a little closer,<br>held within a silent gaze,<br>even our eyes began to speak<br>in their quiet, secret ways<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moonlight poured across the dark<br>and washed the night in silver glow<br>all the words I longed to tell<br>stayed trembling soft and low<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"787\" height=\"820\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gavel.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-15-100428.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4967\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gavel.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-15-100428.png 787w, https:\/\/www.gavel.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-15-100428-288x300.png 288w, https:\/\/www.gavel.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-15-100428-768x800.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 787px) 100vw, 787px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A faint rose smile upon my lips<br>slowly bloomed and softly stayed<br>suddenly my arms reached out<br>and around your waist they laid<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And that night the tender rain<br>fell in whispers, soft and light<br>like a dream that drifted down<br>through the silence of the night<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"664\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gavel.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-15-100507.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4968\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gavel.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-15-100507.png 664w, https:\/\/www.gavel.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Screenshot-2026-03-15-100507-292x300.png 292w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" 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