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	It was A never to be repeated gathering For five decades The current of life had flowed Like the Mahaveli winding through The Campus Those were The days of our youth They passed in frolic and adventure Young women and men From the North and South East and West In a microcosm of intellectual exploration Friendships flourished A few to result in life-long ties Years passed We had to leave Threads of life wove mosaic patterns And then we met at the gathering Elders in failing health Yet, our laughter reverberated In the hills of Hanthana As darkness fell We said"Au revoir" Sunila Nanayakkara published in The Ceylon Daily News 24th Febrauary 2010