Instantaneous Embrace Poem by Natarajan Ramaseshan

Instantaneous Embrace



Did our mothers know each other?
Was my father in anyway related to yours?
How come we got united together?
Like the rain on red earth's surface
Loving hearts got blended
In an
Instantaneous embrace.

(Translated from Tamil by R.Natarajan)

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
The above poem is from the ancient Tamil classic Kuruntokai, of the Sangam era about 2000 years ago.This translation was awarded consolation prize in the Indian Literature (Indian Sahitya Akademy's journal) Golden Jubilee Translation Competition.
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