ABOUT THE POEM:
The poem LOVE'S PARTING ECHOES translated version of a poem from Tamil Literature.The poem paints a poignant picture of the departure of a beloved partner, who is preparing to return to his native land, leaving his lover fraught with sorrow. The imagery is evocative and the emotions are palpable as tears well up in the eyes of the girl left behind.
The lover's origin is described as a mountainous region, symbolizing a place of rugged beauty and perhaps challenges. In this mountainous terrain, the poet uses the example of a jackfruit falling into a narrow rift in the rock, causing damage to a delicate honeycomb on a tree and mirror the unpredictable nature of their love and separation. Despite the distance, the poem highlights the enduring love between them.
This natural event is metaphorically akin to the unpredictable twists and turns of their love, suggesting that the departure may disrupt the harmony and sweetness of their relationship.
Despite the physical separation and the uncertainties that lie ahead, the poem subtly conveys the enduring nature of their love. It implies that even in the lover's absence, the bond between them remains strong like the flame of a candle that continues to flicker in the face of the encroaching darkness.
In essence, the poem explores the bittersweet theme of love tested by distance and change, where the yearning and emotional connection between the two lovers persist, despite the physical separation.
LOVE'S PARTING ECHOES
Behold your paramour, with wings to soar,
Towards his homeland, he'll soon explore,
Leaving you behind, in sorrow's grasp,
Tears like liquid jewels, from your eyes, clasp.
He hails from peaks, where eagles dare to dwell,
In mountain's embrace, his stories they tell,
Where jackfruit descends with nature's plea,
To cleave the rock's rift, setting honeycombs free.
In a land so distant, love's tether's tried,
As he seeks his roots, his heart untied,
Yet in your tears, a love's flame burns,
Through distance and time, your heart yearns.
(what the friend said about the yearning and emotional connection between her friend and her lover despite the physical separation)
