Amma Manas

Amma Manas (a Malayalam poem)
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amma-yinnannam nalki
tante makkalkku
aazhi-kkakkare-ninnu...!
hrdayattil ninnu
hrdayatti-lekku

amma-yinnumma nalki
tante makkalkku
camera-kkanniloode
maanasa-kkannilekku...
hrdayattilekku...

o... ammayude hrdayam...!

Vipinachandran, Amritapuri
13 Oct 2006
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Her Heart
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Amma fed her children
with some food
from across the ocean...!
from her heart
for our heart

Amma gave a kiss
to her children
through the eye of the camera
through the eye of the mind...
into the heart...

Oh, what a heart Amma has!