Grievous Pleasure Poem by Rajendran Muthiah

Grievous Pleasure



A goat at the altar relishes the leaves
in the garland held by the spear wielding priest,
who dances in fury. A spell of joy!
The wise delight not in fleeting youthful joys!

Saturday, October 8, 2016
Topic(s) of this poem: translation
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
This quatrain is a translation from moral Poetry, 'Naaladiyaar' in Tamil Language. These moral quatrains in Tamil were said to be composed by sages of Jain religion who lived some 2000 years back in the caves of Tamil land.
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Rajendran Muthiah

Rajendran Muthiah

Madurai District, Tamil Nadu, India.
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