Maraiyaa MaatrangaL


When memories mesmerise - Truth traumatizes.
When love lingers - distance defies the deepest desires.
When the race against time and ur own self seems endless - prayers soothe .



maalaiyil mounamaai maarinen.
maradhiyin mayakathil mannithen.

manam maarvey, magizhchi mezhugave
un mugam,
mudhal mutham,
moondru maadham,
minnalaai minniyadhey , malargaL manadhil malarndhadhey.

muzhithen. muzhithadhum ..
marmamaai minnal maraindhadhen?
meetiya mellisai, mounam en?

meendum maalaiyin mayakam maatravey
maradhiyil mounamaai maarinen.

manam maramaanadhey! marathu ponadhey!

moga muLLE ! mayiliragE !

muthu mazhaiyaai,
marithidaa minnalaai,
malarndha malligaiyaai,
maraiyaa maanikamaai maarividu.

manadhai maatrividu!
mayakathil moozhthividu!

uravugaL




Across the pathway, at the other end of the veraandaah... SHE was seated. Drowned in distress , tears gave her company. She wished for things to be different. At that moment, HIS glance chanced upon her. Eyes met.... and Silence spoke. The story from then on.. ( the lines in bold are those of the girl. and the rest are that of the guy)


kanne kanmaniye
enai petra annaiye

penney penmaniye
uravin urukam uyire



kanne kanmaniye
enai petra annaiye

penney penmaniye
uravin urukam uyire

uyire unarve unadhey
kannaal kaanbadhu kanave

andre ennai pirindhaai.
ennai vittu parandhaai.
indru neeye uyir kondu
endhan uriyaai pirandhaai.

indru neeye uyir kondu

enadhu uyirena amaindhaai.

anbe, naan viraindhen
unai thaangave thudithen
enadhu sogam
enadhu sorgam
enadhu sondham neeye.

enadhu sogam
enadhu sorgam
enadhu sondham neeye.

thalaiva naan veruthen
valiyin velai vizhithen
vidhiyin vetkai
enadhu seyarkai
irandum unnaal erithen

enadhu seyarkai
vidhiyin vetkai
irandum unnaal erithen





iravu velaiyil,kanavil meendum
odi ozhindhaaye

kanavil neeyum, enai thedida
kavalai kondene..

kanne kannin maniye
kavalai en adi kiLiye?



kanavin kaaranam kuraiye..
kadhal kadangaL kuraindhidave

kanne kanmaniye
enai petra aNNaiye...

marapaachi

vaazhkaiyin vattam viyathida,
seyarkaiyin saayam sariyave,
iru adi kuraLin aazham polavey,
parpala adigaL en meedhu veezhndhadhen?

unarvugaLum , unarchigaLum , uravugaLum
uruveduthadhin unnadham unarndheney !

kelvigaL

naan ulagil uruveduthadhu enadhu pizhaiya?
mannil maraiyaadhirupadhu enadhu mudhal aDiya?
aasaigaLum peraasaigaLum irupadhu seriya?
ennai sutri iruporin vazhkai enadhu pudhu mozhiya?

eesindhanaigaLirku naduve - megam karaiyum pozhudhu,
"vaanamey karaiyaadhey" enum kuraL..
enadhu karpanaiya? karpoora vaasanaiya?

paartha vizhi

en vizhiyin vazhi nee kanda naaL mudhal
naan oruvan dhaan parvaiyai izhandheno?
en kaNNinuL karaiyaa kanneerai unai paadhugaapadhey
imaiyaai naan amaidhadhin pudhu poruLo!?

pudhu pudhu arthangaL

naan muzhithirupen iravudhorum
nee urangum pozhudhu,

un swaasathai ketkave
un siripinai paarkave
tholaivil nee kanavu kaanbadhai rasikave

indha paasai valaiyil veezhndhapadiye, eppozhudhum..
itharunam pol tholaindhu poi vidave, endrendrum..
un mugam kalvettaai en manadhil padhindidave, karaindhadhum..
vannakolangaL alangolamaanadhey!

kangaL mooda vendaam.
vizhigaL uranga vendaam.
en moochum un idhaya thudipum ondrinaindha padiye pirindhida vendaam.

un aruginil amarndha padiye
nee kanavil kaanbadhu ennai dhaano?
ena enniya padiye
inbathollaigaLin ninaivugaLum
en eNNangaLum ennai eppozhudhum muzhithiruka cheidhadheno?

kanneer thoranam idaiye azhagaana iru kangaL vasanam pesidave nijamum nizhal aagumo?


vaarthai enai veezhthuvadhenadi?

pagarkanavu




naan kaalai pozhudhil vizhitha atharunam

sooriyanin thanga thooraL ennai ninaithadhe..

naalai marunaaL ezhuveNo? ennum padhattam

ennaI adaindhida - ennai marandhu, unnai mattum ninaithadheN?


en degam muzhudhum verthida

un paarvai enge? ena thedinen...

ettu dhikkum kangaL alasida

manam alaipaaindhadhen?


indru pol dhinamum nee uranguvadhai paarka ennineN

ne indri naan illai ena unarthave thulli ezhundhen

ezhundhadhum - meendum vizhundhen..sidhaindhen.. thaLLaadinen

nee naaLai enum naaLai paarkaamale ponadhen?


en kan munne nindru maraindhaaye

en paarvaiyai izhaka cheidhaaye.

mazhai chaaraLum un ninaivugaLum ennai

kuthi kuthi kolgiradhe! kondu chelgiradhey!



Poo KanavugaL



irubadhu aandugaLuku mun sooriyan ondru thondrida
naaangaindhu maadhangalaaga mattume
grahanam mudindha prahaasathudan
avan ulaa varuvadheno?
en meedhu sooryoLi urasida
aasai karangaL anaika - naan magizhndhida
thottu chendra thendral parihaasathudan
ulaa varuvadheno?
parandhodiya thenee idam aasaiyai naan kottida
en manadhai kothi chendra avanidam
thoodhu sendru aasai mutham ondru kottiyapinbu
vandhida thaamadham eno?
padhattam adhigarikka - naan vaadi surunginen...
marunaaL pirandhinum iruL needithadhen?
eN? eN? ena thendralidam kuraL ezhupida..
"nee uranguvadhai, nilaa pin nindru rasithidave "
ena theneeyum thendralum mazhai chaaralum
ondrinandhu paadida
ennai paarthu ennudan pesave..
"ennudan ulaa varuvaaya?" - ena kaettaano....??

kalki

a lil girl who was abandoned as she was a child... manages to cross evry hurdle that comes her way... as she grows up... she is perinially amidst strangers, who expect her to live as per their needs.. but she resists the change time n again.in her own world as she lives her happy life.. she suddenly realises he emptiness in her life. she realises that she has no body ... no place to go... and that ... this is the only permanent thing abt her life.. involuntarily she sheds a few tears.as the thoughts begin to take control of her actions.. her self confidence is shattered.... caught in the web of self pity.. as she looks back at her life... she realises.. she was never "in control " of her life... but has always been a puppet... a sculpture ... shaping her self thru the test of times!



aaru malaiyaiyum ezhu kadaLaiyum thaandi
meendum uyir kondu ezhundhavaL ivaL

anniyargaLin mathiyil pudhiya chitthiram varaiyave
pudhu vadivam amaithukoLLa marutha bharathiyin pudhumai peN ivaL


thulli maan pol ullaasa poongatril
uLaa sendra poovidhazh kaayapada...

meen vizhigalin oram
mudhan murai neer kasindhadhu

aadharavindri pokidamindri nadu veedhiyil
pogum padhai ariyaa kuzhandhai aagida

veen sindhanaigaLin aazham ariyave
thannambikkai meendum sidhaindhadhu

oru tharunam nindrapadiye kadandhu vandha padhaiyai
oru nodi paarthida vaazhkai veen sendra iru adi siru kadhaiyaai aanadheno?

ena eNNInaaL.. aadhanga-thee kuLithaaL
chaatai kayiraal bommai aaTam aadiyapadiye
silaiyaagi thannai thaane sedhuki kondaaL.



thulaindhuponavargaL



i have no clue why i started writing this one... but well somewhere i guess evryone of us can relate to it - lots of us would have compromised on a lot of issues , either cos we were wrong ourselves.. or for the fear of being left out.


what i saw all along, was loss of individuality.. identity .. to be more precise. and one fine day when it dawns on u .. that nothin in this world is worth ur happiness - its jus too late .. for u get LOST in YOU trying to discover ur true self.

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kaalaiyil dhinam oru aadai anindhu porkaLathil irangida...
iravu dhorum mugathiraiyai kizhitherindhu,
kaLathin pin vazhi thedida....

en vaazhkaiyil puLLi kolam avan varaindhu
irudhiyil semman izhuthida,
thodar kadhaiyil mutru puLLi amaindhu
semman kurudhi aagida...

tholaithadhu ennavvendru ariyaamaleye
tholaindhu ponavanaayinen! en???


konjam konjam ennai enaku pidithirundha kaalangaL irundhadhu

enna kaaranamo? naan ariyen .. oru naaL
dhideerene ennuLe ennai naan thedi
tholaindhu ponen!

kannaadiyil naan dhinam paarthadhu.. naana ...?
ennuLe maraindhirundha en maru uruvama?

ennai ennidam irundhu naane maraithu vaazha
nirandharamaaga thalai maraivaanen...kaanamal ponen!

evaraaLum theda mudiyaadha idathil poi ozhindhen....
iruLil oliyai thedugindra kurudanan aaginen!!!

"When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence" - Ansel Adams

In this space you will find images and words. It is upto you to weave 'em together and see what I see.