Certain People Could Not Sleep! Poem by Dr.V.K. Kanniappan

Certain People Could Not Sleep!



No sleep for the people
...who look for suitable time to steal!

No sleep for the people
...who fall in love, for the sake of love!

No sleep for the people
...who work hard to enlarge their wealth!

No sleep for the people
...who safeguard their hard earned wealth!

Friday, February 21, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: sleep
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Hi,
This poem 'Certain people could not sleep! ' is a translation of a poem from Tamil literature 'NaanmaNik katikai'

கள்வமென் பார்க்குத் துயிலில்லை காதலிமாட்
டுள்ளம்வைப் பார்க்குந் துயிலில்லை ஒண்பொருள்
செய்வமென் பார்க்குந் துயிலில்லை அப்பொருள்
காப்பவர்க்கும் இல்லை துயில்! – 7 நான்மணிக்கடிகை.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM

A state of sleeplessness that powerfully portrays the great law of sowing and reaping.

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Dr.V.K. Kanniappan

Dr.V.K. Kanniappan

Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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