You—whose hair flows like rain clouds dancing in the breeze—were born beneath the auspicious star of Punavasa.I first saw you sprinkling cool water from a silver ewer,in the forest where the Dothalu blossoms swayed. You were woven together from the fabric of my dreams,brought to life by Cupid’s bow.You are Suvimali, radiant bloom of Sunsumaragiri…
I am alone, lost in the deep forest.The stranger’s roar shatters the silence—It is fierce, it is terrifying.There is no place to run,No refuge to hide.Where are my others? The colony is not yet formed,Only fear has taken shape.Shadows twist into strange illusions,And the air trembles with a dreadful roar.Am I to be prey, caught…
My love was never written, anywhere, any day.My love was never spoken, in any honest way.No one has ever heard it, not even for a while.My love. Love is born within the heart,Yet no one ever felt its flame.I never offered it to anyone,Nor bound my soul to any name.As passing years have slipped away,All…
Farmer, behold my little son,One day he will grow to eat rice from the earth.O God, look—my child sleeps in peace,Soft as the evening breeze. Son, do you dream of being cradledIn the lap of gentle Malokudevi?Do you see the Bodhi leaves swaying in the night wind,Glistening softly under the silver moonlight? Do you dream…
My ancestorsare fierce and unyielding,their hearts forever drawn to war.Whenever I turn the pages of history,I see them standing amidst battlefields. In the chronicles I searched,I saw Ravana,I saw Lakshmana.They stood against each other in war,while Sita Devi wept in sorrow.I often wonder why. My ancestorsare fierce and unyielding,their hearts forever drawn to war.Whenever I…