Translated from the Tamil by Rajesh Subramanian
1.
Even while I was just watching,
A falling bright star
comes and falls into my palm
as a word.
What am I going to do
with a solitary word?
That too, a star word !
Other than handing it over to you.
A falling bright star
comes and falls into my palm
as a word.
What am I going to do
with a solitary word?
That too, a star word !
Other than handing it over to you.
2.
It is your moon only
Though it belongs to me as well.
Only while you look at it
It swims in an ocean of joy;
Only whenever I look at it
It hides its face in the clouds
and cries over and over.
Haikus
1.
Bamboo forest
Elephant
devours the flutes.
Bamboo forest
Elephant
devours the flutes.
2.
A still river
turns into a vast mirror
on which the trees check their faces.
A still river
turns into a vast mirror
on which the trees check their faces.
3.
Through the uninhabited jungle
walks fearlessly
a narrow endless trail.
Through the uninhabited jungle
walks fearlessly
a narrow endless trail.
About the Author
Thanges (Thangeswaran) is a noted Tamil poet and author, with several published collections to his credit. He currently serves as a head-master in a school in Tamil Nadu.
About the Translator
Rajesh Subramanian is a literary translator and editor of two online literary magazines.
