Kerala - Gods Own Country - One Poem by krishnakumar chandrasekar nair
Kerala - Gods Own Country - One
On whom the errant coconut falls
And bring to a close his living days
To him dame ill luck will wickedly smile
Even as sprawled on the road he lays
So here in kerala, bide your time well
Pay your premiums, crane your neck as you walk
‘cause many are loaded on the palms above with hard shells
And one may deliver you swift and fast
To the land of no return before your allotted time is past
This land of once cheap labour and toil
Now has men with brains in coconut oil
Who scream ideologies of every strain
But to climb a coconut tree and bring down the heaps
None find it economical or worth the pain
On subjects so important you keep that biting wit and cynical observation with humor...excellent.
We have to pity about this transition of all odds. I am disillusioned like you, Geetha and many others and we regret about our helplessness. Our coconut trees will soon vanish into a sky their heads befriend with perhaps...
Thoughtful write. Very true said, ill luck will smile on whom the errant coconut falls. It will not spare even who is lying on roads. Any default payment on premium can make you loose your land forever, if any loan taken on it. Beware, as many watchful eyes with hard shells are there to check defaulters if any. Very true said, once cheap labourer were available. But now who want just coconuts, all eyes are set on coconut oil which is really costly. Many talk big things but who is available just to climb the coconut trees. I think so I have grasped the meaning of this poem. Loved the way you presented. Thanks for sharing with us.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/19/2024 11:02:02 PM # 1.0.0.1119
Kerala - God's own country- the land of million coconut trees portrayed with honesty and truth. In my tarawad house in Kerala, there are numerous coconut trees, but so hard to get a person to climb a coconut tree. Expensive labour! Not just that- the arrogance dripping down the nose! ! A full vote of 10 for you, Krishna Kumar!
Madam thank you for reading and commenting....now we have machines to climb the swaying palms...I do advise people visiting the devils own country to keep their insurance policies live by keeping premiums paid updated..