A POEM BY
MULLAI AMUTHAN
MULLAI AMUTHAN
Translated into English by Latha Ramakrishnan(*First Draft)
THE ENDURING WAIT
Mother is waiting _
For her daughter buried in Semmani
For her son who she accompanied till Pudhu Maathalan
and handed over
Shielding herself from the monsters
who bother her
every now and then, during nights
For her son who she accompanied till Pudhu Maathalan
and handed over
Shielding herself from the monsters
who bother her
every now and then, during nights
Again and again
having to lead the life of a fugitive _
having to lead the life of a fugitive _
so being _
My Mother
is forever waiting
for our homecoming.
is forever waiting
for our homecoming.
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