Umpteen Numbers Of Shining Stars Cannot Be Equal To A Single Moon! Poem by Dr.V.K. Kanniappan

Umpteen Numbers Of Shining Stars Cannot Be Equal To A Single Moon!



Even though multiples of unlearned people
Join together and live with affinity,

Can they be considered as equal to a person
Who had learned lots of books of morality?

In spite of umpteen numbers of shining stars
In the night, Can these be equal to a single
Full moon shining so bright in the sky? Tell me!

Wednesday, June 20, 2018
Topic(s) of this poem: life
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Hi,
This poem 'Umpteen Numbers Of Shining Stars Cannot Be Equal To A Single Moon! ' is a translation by me of a poem from Tamil literature 'Neethi veNpaa'

நேரிசை வெண்பா

கல்லார் பலர்கூடிக் காதலித்து வாழினும்நூல்
வல்லான் ஒருவனையே மானுவரோ - அல்ஆரும்
எண்ணிலா வான்மீன் இலகிடினும் வானகத்தோர்
வெண்ணிலா ஆகுமோ விளம்பு.98 நீதி வெண்பா
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Dr.V.K. Kanniappan

Dr.V.K. Kanniappan

Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India
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