Long Chitra Poems

Translation of Oothukkadu Venkata Subba Iyer (circa 1700-1765)’s « THAYE YASHODA » by T. Wignesan


This devotional song and poem in Tamil (the principal Dravidian language which has spawned over twenty languages in the southern Indian...

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In the cozy, dark chamber of my womb , you fought hard to breathe,
And we prayed.
Your safe passage out into this beautiful world a huge concern,
And your too-soon departure to an oblivion, 
our world’s dreaded...

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When the earth in me scorched with heat, 
leaving it arid and banal.
Long strenuous trail crammed me, 
choking me to death. 
Thrusting the life in me to an impregnable battle -array, 
I lay there in...

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Anshikavi, a name of grace and might,
A minute particle, a radiant light,
In the world, a shimmering speck, Anshikavi,
A minute particle may be, yet beautifully free,
With strength that blooms, like a flower in the dawn.

In her,...

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Anagha, the faultless,
or a name that rings with perfection's grace,
The name that also embodies Shiva,
Born from a womb that radiates with magnitude
A beacon of light, a symbol of peace,
Anagha's essence never seems to cease.

Why is...

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It was never her choice,
to be into the red gallows.
Body sold in the witching hour,
forsaking her hemorrhaged soul, 
she moves on.
Twitching in pain,
trembling limbs,
scars of yesterday’s lust,
squashing the very being out of her,
yet she bounces...

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I have been gone for a while
needed time to regroup
this delectable mixture
this poetry soup

When I am not here
I wonder with query
uplifting comments of Karen Leary

Kristin Reynolds my friend
this is not a wrap
as she weaves you...

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LONESOME TRAILS
 
Trails of a long lonesome journey,
Still has memoirs, leaving imprints behind.
Ensuing the winding path,
through avalanche and gorge far and wide,
a lone traveller seeking solace,
betwixt the expanse of the world.
 
The wind muttered secrets,
carrying echoes of...

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The weight of my heart feels heavy, 
As I watch you talk about leaving. 
A pit of despair swallows me whole, 
As I imagine a world without you, alone and cold.
Every whispered word of freedom,...

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It feels like just yesterday I saw you smiling, 
and talking in whispering notes, 
and it's today that you marked your new journey. 
The news that brought tears to my eyes,
and you made me remember,...

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In the depths of Tadoba, 
where shadows sway,
once lived Maya,
the Tigeress, in a mystical way. 
There was an silent under tone through the forest,
As she graced with majestic stripes, 
she Ruled the land, morning and...

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*Savitri, a celestial soul or a mortal being? 
Encapsulated in a physical form are you that cascading spring? 
Just like the source of life, 
just like the squeal of a new born, 
immaculate and bright...

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Memories mottle my butterfly’s wings
Shimmering and cute they are from my past
And a new song the bard in me now sings
On two sweet ones from  the  database vast.

“ Chitra Salabh” is the word...

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“Tread softly because you tread on my dreams” By William Butler Yeats

Cause My Son!
Life is like a fickle lover, with it's capricious behavior.
And this everyone of us have to learn.
 When things go wrong,
As they...

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A little birdie came chirping to my courtyard,
vibrant its wings were, 
tangerine, green and white, 
a golden hue all over, 
an impeccable hymn it sang. 
I looked at her fervently, 
her hymn and charisma had...

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To be unrestrained and happy,
the only reverie I contemplated about.
For those who would never come by,
are the only prized memories now.
Every time fate crushed me,
I held on and bled.
Every time I tried to listen,
leaden silence...

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Straying back to the dreams, 
I stand here glancing at the flirting butterflies, 
crooning hummingbirds, 
grasslands, trees, and floral beds. 
Air brimming with a fiery glance, 
Kissing her beloved, the distant horizon.
The mesmeric pearls of...

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This hymn which is achingly beautiful, 
reminds me of you. 
Indication of love and it reminds me of you. 
It's been quite long, 
and exhausted I am, of camouflaging my feelings for you. 
Never realized...

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You came tiptoeing into the fortress that I build,
Broke the shackles that cinched my soul, with your shimmering eyes.
Disintegrated the iron chains that I wore,
with the warmth of your smile and the fondness in your...

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Amidst the gentle and warm glow of a flame, we  gathered, you and I,
A farewell party, teary eyes, beneath the green sky.
Together we celebrated, in a heartfelt adieu.
Among your Laughter, grace, and vibrant smiles,
They...

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Hospital Corridors

The corridors of the hospital have so many tales to tell, 
my new found friends are the security guards, 
"Standing at your service they say",
without even a second of pause they stand there.
With tales...

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Tears are not guests anymore,
Or have they become unwanted guests?
that bump uninvited.
The dark grey cloud of pain,
also engulfs the soul unexplained.

Pain and tears have a hidden agenda now
Tormenting the soul,
Scrapping out the little life
That is...

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Trudging on a path deep in a forest,
with the noise of loneliness humdrum in the ears. 
Felt the thoughts to be slowing down,
as if were on the edge of sleep.
In the quest of searching for...

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The morning sun shines  into my window. 
I am awake thinking, 
thinking about our long lost days. 
Those days were so wonderful. 
We were like the leaves on the trees,
 bright and  beautiful.
We...

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The two creases of the palm when they meet, 
does anyone know the locale where they meet?
I want to hunt for that place,
I want to observe these two creases dating.
Alluring ambience they would compose,
discovering one...

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