Breeze & Storm

The Harp
The  slow  soft  breeze

Reciting  the  melody  of  love

Playing  the   beautiful  harp  

With  young  coconut  leaves,

When  it  turns  into

A  mighty  storm

Uproot  the  tall  

Coconut  tree.


The  calm  flow  of  Ganga
Smooth  sailing  of  the  boat,
When  it  turns  into  
Turbulent  flood
Capsize  the  boat.


In  the  high  velocity  storm, 
Excessive  flowing  flood,
Threatening  thunder,
And  blinding  lightning,
Staying  in  the  shore
May  save  the  life.


Whether  it  is  
Rain  or  storm
Cyclone  or  tsunami
We  will  dive  deep  
For  the  pearl  in  ocean,
The  silvery  moon
And  the  twinkling  stars
Flashing  the  beacon.


Impatient  evening
Clear  morning
Your  words  of  love
Bringing  the  happiness
Your  creation  by  the  Lord
A  beautiful  blessing


With  your  beautiful  feet
Womanhood  taking
The  dancing  steps,
Shy  breeze
Swaying  the  swing
  Soft  and  slow
Harmony  and  rhythm. 
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Kashmir ki Kali

The Gardens, Nishant and Shalimar, 

were full of fruits and flowers,

Lasting beauty and taste more,

As the tall fountains shower.

 

The deep Lake Dal !

Reflection of Moon in water, flakes of snow fall,

Reciting Rumi in gliding shikara, Oh her dazling jameel !

In my hands, she was the heavenly Angel !

Her beauty and smile, oh Mahrni Kangri !

Hey Kashmir, Jannat-E-Nazir,

Yes, It is Heaven on Earth !

Himalyan Swiss ! Blooming love and no dearth.

 

Hey Kashmir ! Sartaj Gulistaan !

With fertile Valley and snowy Mountain !

A land of harmony, we hail !

Hope lasting peace and tranquility, as we sail.

 

Hey Kashmiran ! 

Mere Pyari Mehran !

Ho gayi sharmilee ye darpan ! 

Khoobsurati tumhara aur ye Phiraan !

Tere gaal sa lal Sev, 

Neeli aankhen sa phool Zafaraan,

Pashmina aur Resham, 

saath tere liya ye mera Dil ka sara Pyaar arpan.

*****

Music & Dance

for the melodious music of love I compose 

your performing dance in rhythmic steps

like floating fragrant blooming beautiful rose

inviting seductive smiling sensuous pose.

reciting your body neural veena strings

coming out reverberating divine melodies

beating heart experiencing pleasure and mirth

heaven with all happiness descended on earth

exploding emotions

in the fiery heart volcano

emanating fountain of passion

quenching each in others possession.

swaying mangoes hanging

for him to taste in the evening

plantain leaf spread gracious

to serve him variety of delicacies

juicy split jack fruit ready for dinner

funny love game, loser is the winner !
*****

Silappadhikaram - X

Silappadhikaram

(Literary Appreciation)

10

Towering Inferno

Burning Madurai City

Kannagi established the justice in the Court of Pandian Neduncheziyan.

She proved in front of the Court that her husband, Kovalan is an innocent

and not a thief. Understanding the truth and injustice caused to them,

the King and the Queen die immediately.

With this the burning anger of Kannagi is not quenched.

She goes to the Cathedral of Madurai city.

She calls the noble men, chaste women, learned, Brahamins and

other virtuous people of the city and with anger ask them,

" Is it the justice you people have done to me ? you were

mute witness for this."

She called the gods, they were standing in front of her 

and shivering with fear.

Yes, for the chaste women, even Gods fear and it is said they

carry out their orders.

In the fit of anger, with right hand she tore her left breast

and flung it with the curse and order to the fire god to burn

the City of Madurai, sparing the children, old and good lives.
Orders of Kannagi were carried out by the Fire God.
Towering Inferno in the City of Madurai and destruction..

Though her anger quenched, with overwhelming sorrow
she walks ...walks.....directionless, keeps on walking
without any food or water. She ultimately reaches
the hilly forest region of Chera Kingdom. The place is known
as Kodungalur. She remains there for 15 days without any food
or water under a vengai tree.

Then, resurrected Kovalan, her husband descends from
the heaven along with deities in a pushpak viman and take Kannagi
along with him and goes back to heaven.
This is in the ultimate process of making a chaste woman
a Goddess. Why not ?

With this, the author, Ilango Adigal closes his pen and hands over to
Sithalai Sattanar to take up the story of Manimekhalai,
Madhavi's daughter.
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Person Without a Care

Fiddle

I know people who envy the man

Who never complains
Who never gets mad
Who always seem so happy that
Nothing can get him down

They say when a man keeps his feelings inside
And puts on a show with his smile so wide
That everyone thinks he has nothing to hide
He should see

That it's hard to be a happy-go-lucky
Person without a care
It's hard to be a happy-go-lucky
Person without a care

When I Iove my girl and she loves me
We have everything like we want it to be
And as long as we're so happy
Nothing can get me down

Yes, I'll always be a happy-go-lucky
Person without a care
I'll always be a happy-go-lucky
Person without a care

[Interlude]

People envy our lives and they know us well
We have hangups, but no one can tell
It may be corny, but I hear wedding bells

And I know I'll be a happy-go-lucky
Person without a care
I know I'll be a happy-go-lucky
Person without a care
Person without a care
Person without a care

- By The Turtles, Album: Happy Together

Lotus

Shining silvery moon in the sky

Clean clear water in the pond

Crystalline sand on the bank

Blooming beauty of the lotus in the night

Seeking youthful princely pleasure 

Kohled eyes carried the message 

And expectations fixed on the passage

Hearing his leisurely foot steps

With pleasure, heart missing a beat

Wasting no time, the live statue of gold

Gasping, she was within his strong hold

Heaven, your creation, Oh my God !

*****

my sojourn in heaven

Heaven guarded by Unicorns

For long, I wanted to visit a place and write.

People are yet to see but in long queue they wait.

Those who seen the place, have not returned.

 Who returned, have not seen the place.

A few years back, after an accident, I reached the gate,

But swiftly sent back, as it was not yet my time!

But, I was familiar with the beaten Spider-web like track

And the swirling tunnels leading to the place.

All those blessed and sinners like the terminus,

But reluctant to complete their journey and land.

By this time, all might have guessed,

It is the place, most desired Heaven.

I set out for the expedition,

Wearing the suit for heaven.

I was anxious and happy,

Advancing every step in thy name.

Reached the Castle-like Heaven and neared the gate,
Strange and strong Unicorns guarding the place.
As they are aware of me earlier,
Permitted me to visit, with their mood merrier. 

Opened the Golden doors and entered the Heaven!

Oh! My Goddess! Yes, she was there!

 Fuming incense spreading the Divine fragrance,

In slowly blowing wind flowing her dark cloudy hair.

Full-moony face shining bright at the altar, 

Twinkling starry eyes showering love from her,
Lightning and sparkling smile inviting me to her,

Is she the Lady Divine in Heaven?!

Hungry for long and with deep desire,

Saw the fruits in variety with her.

Liked the red cherries with oozing nectar!

Sumptuously ate and drank sitting near.

With mind in happy and pleasant state,

Went round the hills and reached the cliffs.

Oh! shaky, is it the earth-tremor?

Maintaining balance slowly moved down.

The valley, the calm and pleasure sector!

Resting there peacefully, played my violin in Vector.

Started with happy and pleasant mood,
and finely touched the higher notes!

Wonderful! She like spirited cobra twisting
and dancing in sweet pains!

I went on and on with melodies. 

And she! 

Is it cosmic dance with eternal bliss?!

*

Like the moving of waves in the ocean.

Aha! What is it that is nearing me?

Is it engulfing peak wave and huge Tsunami?

Lost the control and conscious, and slept.

Pleased with my devotion, she blessed.

Opening my eyes, I saw her beautifully sitting near me,

 'whether your dream was sweet', with shy and smile asking me.

After morning bath, the wet towel wrapped on her hair,

She has come fair and fresh for my care.

It was a beautiful and overwhelming sensation!

 I landed on her lap and she, 'Oh my dear, have hot coffee'.

From her a sweet kiss with Himalayan honey, bonus as toffee.
*

Yes, though the hearts are two,

 Let the beats be one.
*

Plant the kiss on the cheeks of your dear,

 The heaven is on the earth and very near!
In short and simple, Love is Divine!
And Our happy homes are Heaven!
Am I right?

It is about my sweet sojourn in Heaven!

And happy Experience of Elysium

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*****