A Home For Daphne 2 - Same Pinna Poem by Unnikrishnan Sivasankara Menon
A Home For Daphne 2 - Same Pinna
Tears rolling off his eyes, sat Apollo
On the long green pinnate palm leaf
Looking at the empty pinna on which hung
His nest and Daphne's, until a few days ago.
His friend Bri came and sat beside him
'Look Aps, I have completed my first nest
And it is occupied by my first fiancée.
I have started work on another one, you see.'
Bri took his hand in his and spoke again
'Stop worrying and start weaving a nest
On the same tree, same pinna, afresh.
I have informed Daphne what happened.
'Though she does seem to believe you,
We shall go back to her when it's ready
And propose her once again, I hope
she understands your love and agrees.
'Or else, we will accept the first female
Who proposes to you; that's what we do.'
Now Aps got really angry, 'I shall have
My Daphne or no one. That's my word.'
If I had a copy (in English) of the 'autobiography of the famous ornithologist Padmabhushan Dr Salim Ali', I'd read it. bri edwards, Birdman of Pickens, SC. ;))
Should read. And his books on "Ornithology". Masterpieces, if you consider the time it was ever written.
A reminder/fact for readers: there are several MORE poems to this series A Home For Daphne, Daphne being a disagreeable/short-sighted female (bird) . bri : ))))
I laughed upon reading 'Bri' in the poem and AGAIN upon reading the Poet's Notes. I gave it 4 stars, but it may deserve 5, especially due to the mention of my name, and my terrific advice for Aps.
I could not think of another name for ‘the wise counsel' and the well-meaning friend. Rightly thought you would like it. And more happy that you didn't claim a royalty for using your name!
Pinna 4. And a coconut leaf is three to four feet broad and ten to fourteen feet long.
Pinna 3. Hundreds of such pinnae attached to either side of a stout, rigid, strong shaft, forming a flat structure is a coconut leaf. A Pinna of a coconut leaf could be one and a half inches to two inches broad and two feet to three feet long.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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‘The Fall Of A Sparrow' is the autobiography of the famous ornithologist Padmabhushan Dr Salim Ali. I have drawn upon many information on the behaviour of birds, he has described in it.