The Invitation On the second floor - at the attic near the single window me with myself eating food Nearby on the neem tree branch a crow called Thinking whether ancestors or deities I placed a morsel of rice outside Rice by rice the crow flew away I do not know whose ancestors they were Note : An ordinary man with extraordinary deeds
Translation of Aathmaanaam's poems from Tamil to English by NundhaaKumaarun

எனக்கு இது கவிதையாக தோன்றவில்லை. ஆனால் ஒரு ரிதம் இருக்கிறது
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ReplyDeleteThis poem is almost like a grumble..a mumble..A dissatisfaction let out in a few lines. There is a playfulness in it and an unabashed criticism or truth about our society. And the use of the word 'wonderful,' is charming as it topples the argument and begins to enjoy all the contradictions of our world.
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Aiyoo
If told, forgotten
If written, rejected
If quiet, they attack
If attacked, they bare
Wonderful world
wonderful creatures