Before Leaving The Inn Poem by Ravi Panamanna

Before Leaving The Inn

Rating: 4.5


DEDICATED TO THE GREAT MALAYALAM POET 'MAHAKAVI* P KUNHIRAMAN NAIR'.

My prostrations are unto thee,
Oh! pleasant mother earth, I leave thy inn-
Herewith I return my keys.
Thanks for all the dales and kindly lease.

My reflections are unto thee,
Dear mother earth, I am on my sojourn.
Herewith I leave behind my decades-
Missions and mansions.
Take care of the winds.

My heart is for thee,
Loving mother, I am closing the door.
Herewith I leave behind a cartload-
My memories and dreams.
Take care of the springs.

My prayful thoughts unto thee,
Oh good earth, I miss thee forever.
Herewith I return my season ticket-
Alight from my train.
Adieu for thy selfless love,
Thanks for all the pastures of life.
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Mahakavi* - Means 'Great Poet' - a title usually given to outstanding poets.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Fay Slimm 04 September 2009

Writing of Mother Earth is always an upbuilding subject and this is one of your best verses Ravi.... loved the final lines too....10 from Fay

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Beauty Philosophy 04 September 2009

A good tribute to mother earth, may MAN be conscious enough to care for mother earth and preserve it for the future generations....

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Lady Grace 04 September 2009

this poem expresses different faces of life..i has multi meaning..well done..

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Varanasi Ramabrahmam 04 September 2009

A fine tribute the great poet and great planet mother earth. I bid goodbye to books in my poem 'Good bye books.....' under similar circumstances. Very fine poem.

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Louis Rams 04 September 2009

mother earth will forever give birth to all that we need, everytime that she plants her seed. but! humanity must learn to respect and give back to her. a ten

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Lalitha iyer 07 September 2009

This is a wonderful tribute, heart rending and very moving....thk you Sir for sharing..................

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rago rago 05 September 2009

beautiful tribute and dedicated with loving words....... Good work and reflects your gracious approach............

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Dr.subhendu Kar 05 September 2009

My prostrations are unto thee, Oh! pleasant mother earth, I leave thy inn- Herewith I return my keys. Thanks for all the dales and kindly lease..........most brilliant tribute to great poet Mahakavi P.Kunhiraman Nayar, hats off to his poetic glaze by curve of meaning by mortality and ultimate genuflection to mother earth at finale by surrendering all belongings what he had with him all through life, wonderful feeling yet utterly evocative, and translation certainly reaches the niche to delve truth, well done dear, i applaud,10+++, thanks for sharing

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Vinod Kumar 05 September 2009

Great Tribute to Mid aged Mother Earth and our great poet, Mahakavi P.Kunhiraman nayar always waked, played, and sung on the lap of his mother, onthe sandy bank of Bharathapuzha and the green paddy fields etc etc. thanks,10++

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We can't survive without Mother Earth and this is a fine tribute indeed to her. Also I admire the translation you have done in the first stanza. 10 love Karin

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Ottapalam- Kerala State- India
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