THE TREES OF COCHIN Comments

Once upon a time
the passage from Thrikkakkara to Cochin harbour
exuded the faith and truth of a straight line.
From the docks one could see
the temple lights of Thrikkakkara.
And the lights in their turn saw
the blue waves bowing down in obeisance.

Long ago
before the turns and twists of
Tipu
Gama
the Varma dynasty of Cochin
before the thieves, cheats and liars
before the serpents with the fruit of knowledge
and the great leaps
of Printing, English and Allopathy
the passage of Thrikkakkara to Cochin harbour
was lit by the adage-like phosphorescence of moonless nights.

And flanking it
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