Mmgl Part 003-003 - The Painting Watchers Poem by Rajaram Ramachandran

In the Southern Pugar Town,
When new visitors came down,
They saw tall brick buildings
And the gods' wall paintings.

They wondered at the art works,
Those were like wall story books,
On the gods' lives in the heaven
As compared with lives human.

THE CHILD KUMARAN

(In the big street where Indran
Festival was starting)

Lord Siva's son Kumaran,
He wore a golden ruby chain,
And from his head to forehead
Three hanging golden threads.

Well dressed and decorated,
Child Kumaran was venerated,
By seating him o'er an elephant,
While the procession ahead went.

THE WATCHER'S SORROW

Those who arrived to watch,
One by one came in batch,
To surround Manimegalai,
The daughter of Madhavi.

They pitied her and told,
'Why should she hold
As a beautiful girl
Now this ascetic role? '

'Her mother is so cruel,
To force her in this role,
And she's not at all a mother
For this unkind act of her.'

'In the flower garden she went,
The swans kept their heads bent,
Ashamed of seeing her walk
As they couldn't imitate her walk.'

'The peacocks stood before her,
But ran away on seeing her,
As even in their imagination,
They couldn't stand a competition.'

'The parrots became speechless,
As their voices were matchless
To this beautiful girl's sweet voice.
They ran away with no other choice.'

THEY ENTERED THE FLOWER GARDEN

With her friend Sudamadhi,
There entered Manimegalai,
In the dense trees garden,
With varieties of flowers laden.

It was full of Palm-date trees,
Kadamba and Konrai trees
Kurundhu and Manjadi trees,
Magizham and Red Vetchi trees,

Also Narathai and Punnai trees.
It had a few Pidavam trees,
Red jasmine and Thazhai trees,
Veppavai and Bamboo trees,

Besides Ashoka and Vengai trees.
There stood Chanbaga and Ilava trees.
The garden appeared so beautiful
It was artistic and colorful.