ABOUT THE POEM:
This is a translated version of a mind-blowing poem from Tamil literature,“LOVE: A TEMPORARY INSANITY….” It is about what a girl told her lover worrying about the safety of her lover. In the course of the poem she attests to his bravery but at the same time, she could not but worry about the treacherous jungle with its in-built dangers. The title of the poem is an inspiration from Ambrose Bierce’s quotable quote:“ LOVE: A TEMPORARY INSANITY, CURABLE BY MARRIAGE. ”
“LOVE: A TEMPORARY INSANITY….”
A wild pig
with a prickly and spiky coat
along with his mate
of fat nipples
grazed ravenously
in the millet fields.
A huntsman spotted them
and positioned him
in a vantage point
in a cavern
and he preyed on the pigs
with his astute archery.
Afterwards in the town
the huntsman’s dark-haired spouse
apportioned the pork
among her folks.
You boast of a bold stock
of mountain descent.
You may not be in the least
be anxious about the nightmarish nights,
or on the other hand the wilderness
and the stream bed
where a furious tusker
waits for combat with a tiger.
I am apprehensive
of your wellbeing
by the very thought of the mountain way
with a plethora of termite hillocks
Accosted by hordes of bears
out to savor them.
(what the girl said to the lover concerned about his safety)
