My brahminism..
Still holding ascetic austerities
Bathed brisk in dark dawn,
Prepared food for the day
Despite the regards for the nightly cooked
Despite the family's grumbling
At the earliest Brahma Muhurtham
All for a visit to Thirupudaimaruthur
Where next to Karuvur Chithar
I was to sing per my daughter's plea
Praising the Lord who might change
His left bent to right listening special for us
And whose blessings to Viramarthanda, Indra
We hoped, splattered in the skies to fall on us
While running by car in pleasant speed
And
At the shrine by 6.30a.m so having arrived
Readied the hopeful hearts
For a holy dip in holy Thamiraparani
But I who was for a cosmic glow
Was deceived by a cometic blow
So to withdraw satisfied with home-bath itself
Simply to sink in silent bird watching
Just to exclaim at times 'Flamingo, Flamingo'
Which my folly, hurt my daughter very much
For which she was jagging her teeth too much
That all my cheers flew away with the birds
That I totally ended in unfair singing
But my grand-daughter made up that moment
All with her rattling, prattling syllables
Ensuring boons from Lord Narumpoonathar
Who has been merciful for twelve hundred years
Like His curative consort Rudraksha Gomathi
Whose blessing eyes sprayed flecks of river Gomathi
Turning out my bad mood for a happy serving
At the resort of Athaalanallur
Where Gajendravarada too blessingly feasted
All with which we became loaded full
Albeit reserved more of bird watching
And murals searching for next visit
Indira Renganathan
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