My dark one
by NammalvarEnglish version by A. K. Ramanujan
Original Language Tamil
My dark one
stands there as if nothing's changed
after taking entire
into his maw
all three worlds
the gods
and the good kings
who hold their lands
as a mother would
a child in her womb--
and I
by his leave
have taken him entire
and I have him in my belly
for keeps.
-- from Hymns for the Drowning: Poems for Vishnu by Nammalvar, Translated by A. K. Ramanujan |
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