Gedicht

Manushya Puthiran

Side by side

Knowing Directions

All gratitude
and return favours
do demean you a little.

Henceforth
I shall leave all your gifts
on the floor
like wet puppies
to find
their own directions.

© Translation: 2004, C.S. Lakshmi and Arundhathi Subramaniam

KNOWING DIRECTIONS

© 2001, Manushya Puthiran
From: Neeralanathu
Publisher: Kalachuvadu Pathippagam, Nagercoil

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Landen

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Talen

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Gedichten

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Road: Two Scenes

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IN SEPARATION FROM YOU

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Tamil Life

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Exhaustion

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Its Own Way

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Touch

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For A Miracle

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Close

KNOWING DIRECTIONS

From: Neeralanathu

Knowing Directions

All gratitude
and return favours
do demean you a little.

Henceforth
I shall leave all your gifts
on the floor
like wet puppies
to find
their own directions.

© 2004, C.S. Lakshmi and Arundhathi Subramaniam

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