அர்த்தமற்ற கிறுக்கல்கள் - I

கண்ணில் இருக்கும் உன் உருவம்தனை கண்ணீர் அழித்ததேனோ

காதில் ஒலிக்கும் உன் ஓசைதனை காற்று கவர்ந்ததேனோ

நெஞ்சில் உள்ள உன் நினைவுகள் என்னை முள்ளாய் கொய்ததேனோ

என் அருகில் நீ இருக்கையில் நான் ஊமையாய் போவதேனோ...

A Plate of Food

Two pairs of eyes were constantly preying on their target. They were both waiting for an opportune moment to make a strike. Both have been starving for days together and they couldn’t afford to let go of this opportunity.

Amudha was unpacking the food that she had prepared for the trip. She was constantly having an eye on her kids as she did so. Ravi and Kripa were playing hide and seek near the pine trees and Rajesh was busy fiddling his cell phone.  Just as she completed setting up the food, she heard a loud cry from Ravi. Startled by the cry, she quickly moved across to check what had happened. Rajesh too dropped his phone and ran across calling out Ravi’s name.

It wad mid-afternoon and there was an eerie silence engulfing the entire place. There were not many people around who could be called in for help. Rajesh was shocked and could not decide on the next course of action while Amudha had already started crying. Just then the two kids emerged from behind a bush making a “Bhoo” sound. “April fool April fool!” shouted Ravi.

Amudha was relieved on seeing them both and immediately ran and hugged her daughter. Rajesh on the other hand was extremely angry and raised his hand to slap Ravi for his action. Just as he neared Ravi, cries of a boy could be heard in the direction where they had halted for their lunch. As they all turned back all they could see were two objects rolling over the mud. Rajesh immediately ran back to their halting place as he had left his wallet and cell phone back there.

 As he neared the place, he found a small boy about the age of 10, fighting fiercely with a street dog. The dog’s eyes were red in fury and it was trying to pounce over the boy. The boy finally managed to get on top of the dog and was landing punches over its stomach. Now as Rajesh too neared with stones clutched in his hands, the dog ran for cover.

The boy though was severely bruised as a result of the encounter. Rajesh helped the boy onto his feet. The rest of the family too reached the place as Rajesh was enquiring the boy of his wellness. Just as Rajesh turned around to check his cell phone, the boy took the lunch bag and started sprinting away from the place. None of them expected this to happen and Rajesh went away chasing the boy.

 The kids could not understand the pain of hunger and hence thought of the boy to be a cheap stealer and gave a nasty look in his direction. “Ho! It’s good in a way that he took away the food. We can push daddy to get a pizza for us today.” told Ravi to Kripa. She too got excited on hearing this. “I had specially prepared the food for us. And you kids relish the idea of skipping it. Do you know that pizzas aren’t good for health” snorted Amudha.

 Rajesh was very angry with the action of the young boy and was determined to chase him down. “How could a kid be so cunning at such a small age? I need to teach him a lesson” Rajesh thought to himself as he was running.

He could see the boy slowing down a few paces ahead and hence he picked up his speed. The boy seemed to have got tired of running and was apparently resting with his hands atop a dustbin. He seemed to be gasping for breath. Just then Rajesh reached for him, pulled him by his shirt and slapped him hard on his face.

 “How dare you steal at this small age? Don’t you know that it’s an act of shame?” asked Rajesh. The boy stood numb not replying back. Rajesh could not control his anger and raised his had to give him another slap. Just then a dog pounced from the dustbin growling at Rajesh. It was the same dog that the boy had fought off a while back and landed punches on. Rajesh could not understand the reason behind the dog’s behavior.

 He then noticed the food packet torn open and food spilled all near the dustbin. As he peeped into the dustbin, he found two small puppies feeding on the food that had been dropped into the dustbin.

“I am very sorry sir. Its 3 days since I ate anything. I felt very hungry and hence I took your food. I had put a packet of food for that dog and its puppies. Here is the other packet sir. I will not do this again” told the young boy tears rolling down his eyes.

 Rajesh felt like being slammed on his face. The boy’s gesture left him speechless and ashamed. Neither words nor tears would come to his rescue. He hugged the boy and kissed him on his cheeks and took him back along the road.

என் ஆசிரியைக்கு..

வெறும் கல்லாய் கிடந்தேன் இந்த பூமியிலே

உன் உளியால் செதுக்கி என்னை சிற்பமாய் மாற்றினாய்

கண் மூடி கிடந்தேன் என் வாழ்வினிலே

மெழுகாய் உருகி உன் ஒளியால் என்னை வழிநடத்திநாய்

எவ்வாறு உன் கடன் தீர்ப்பேன் இந்த பிறவியிலே

என்று உன்னை கேட்க

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தமிழ் கவிதைகள் - II

சிந்தனை செய் மானிடா.....
தாயின் கருனையினால் தரணியிலே பிறந்தோம்
குழந்தை பருவத்தில் தரயினிலே தவழ்ந்தோம்
பள்ளி பருவத்தில் புத்தகங்கள் சுமந்தோம்
இளமை பருவத்தில் காதலிலே விழுந்தோம்

பின்பு பணம், பொருள், புகழ் சேர்க்க அலைந்தோம்
நாம் பிறந்ததின் நோக்கதை மறந்தோம்
இந்த தேடலில் வாழ்க்கையை தொலத்தோம்
இறுதியில் வயது மூர்ந்து நோய் வாய்ப்பட்டு இறந்தோம்

பிறந்தோம் இருந்தோம் இறந்தோம் என்றில்லாமல்
பிறந்தோம் வாழ்ந்தோம் இறந்தோம் என்று இரு
இறந்த பின்பும் நம்மை சுமக்கும் இந்த பூமிக்கு
இருக்கும் பொழுது நாம் என்ன செய்தோம்?
சிந்தனை செய் மானிடா.....

கண்களே...பதில்சொல்
உன் வாயிலாக என்னுள் நுழைந்தாள்
பின்பு உனக்கும் தெரியாமல் என்னை துறந்தாள்
நீ சிந்தும் கண்ணீர் துளிகள் எதனால்?
அவள் பிரிவினாலா?
இல்லை குற்ற உணர்ச்சியினாலா?