Spring's bark

Spring is in the air
In the temple priests seek god
Dogs bark How! How!

Sleepless

Winter night naught stirs
I am awake for a song
Caw caw sings the crow

Can't wait to die

I can't wait to die
To see what lies ahead
I can't wait to fly
Free of my carnal bed

I can't wait to burn
Merge with the blinding light
I can't wait my turn
To catch the morning flight

The stage shall come alive
The poet will find his voice
The song will then arrive
And blot out all the noise (So I can't)

For life is just a wait
To find a song perfect
And all the while I wait
To find my song perfect

So

I can't wait to live
To find my perfect song
I can't wait to give
To silence my soulful song

Irony

Once I had a soul full of thoughts and words
but nary a pen or paper
not a drop of ink.

So I sold my words for ink
my thoughts for a pen
and my soul for paper.

And now I still can't write.

River called breath

Seeps from the tiny crevice called earth
Walks on the wind that rests in the sky and
runs along the shores of the heart's cave
makes verdant the shores with songs and lores
then rests in silence in the ocean of empty expanse
This breath of our life is also a river (path*)

* The dual meaning of the Tamil word ஆறு meaning both river and path is lost in English.

தமிழில் - http://kaalaikkathir.blogspot.in/2014/08/blog-post_27.html

A prayer to Krishna, the all powerful

You we worship O Krishna

who ages ago with your three great strides

vanquished the noble faultless Bali.

Keep us away from treachery.

You we worship O Krishna

who in another era slayed Tataka

with your cruel bolt.

Grant our women safety and honour.

You we worship O Krishna

who in another era cast the chaste Sita

with your cruel word.

Make our faith steadfast.

You we worship O Krishna

who in another era slew beastly Vali

from behind the tree.

Grant our hearts the courage to face our troubles.

You we worship O Krishna

who alone of all men won Radha's heart

and then broke it when you deserted her for the city.

Let our hearts stay true to purpose.

You we worship O Krishna

who engineered the Great War

pitting brother against brother.

Keep strife away from our families.

You we worship O Krishna

who was the king of the Yadu clan

that died fighting among themselves.

May our stock thrive in love.

You we worship O Krishna

who fulfilled the purpose of your descent

by dying at a hunter's hand without glory.

May you grant us immortality.

You we worship O Krishna

who tonight sleeps just born

unaware of all the glory

you have and will wrought

like an ant floating on a leaf

carried away in the ocean of dreams.

Grant us salvation and lead us to truth

if you may.

A song for varalakshmi viratham

Come not o varalakshmi come not you and
give not any boon nay give not mother

Give not glory and wealth of this world to me
Make no path for these to reach me o varalakshmi (Come not...)

Many are those who await your boons in this world
Go you to them and bless them
with your tender arms of grace
Then shall your duty be fulfilled and your salvation achieved so (Come not...)

A boon I have got to never seek any boon
from the sakthi to whom I have surrendered in faith
Now even if death comes it shall be a boon, best of all
is this boon greater than Vishnu and Shiva so (Come not...)

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