It Is Wisely Advised To Fetch The Benefit That Comes In A Short Period! Poem by Dr.V.K. Kanniappan

It Is Wisely Advised To Fetch The Benefit That Comes In A Short Period!



O' the chieftain who has the mountain land
surrounded with huge rocks
where the same species of male monkeys
that tears the bee hives for honey!

Instead of getting in huge numbers whatsoever many
waiting after a very long time duration if any,
It is always better to get these things in a short time
even these are only a very few to the size of a millet!

So to say, no one is there to sow the Palmyra fruit now,
And willing to eat it later after a long number of years!
Hence it is wisely advised to fetch the benefit,
However small that comes early in a short period!

Tuesday, January 3, 2017
Topic(s) of this poem: life
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Hi,
This poem 'It is wisely advised to fetch the benefit that comes in a short period! ' is a translation by me of a poem from Tamil literature 'Pazhamozhi naanooRu'

ஒருவிகற்ப இன்னிசை வெண்பா

எனைப்பலவே யாயினும் சேய்த்தாற் பெறலின்
தினைத்துணையே யானும் அணிக்கோடல் நன்றே
இனக்கலை தேன்கிழிக்கு மேகல்சூழ் வெற்ப!
பனைப்பதித் துண்ணார் பழம்.68 - பழமொழி நானூறு
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Dr.V.K. Kanniappan

Dr.V.K. Kanniappan

Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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