Sunday, June 1, 2014

Northern Toll

Under the heating skies of Kankasanthurai
the sweat streaked 
down my legs .
They landed on the neat tarred road 
in drops like ,
there was little wind 
that cooled wet cheeks.
A little ahead , in Elephant Pass
there was sun set one side 
and one raised voice
"hey you,
there is sun rise on the other."
A little more to Aiyyakachchiya
to the water wells of healing powers,
a few more kilometres 
drove to Ariyale
from the old to new roads,
old and new points,
teared eyes were gulped
warm hugs slipped 
sweeping the walls of Iranamadu.
There is joy flooded,
love swamping.
Headlights illuminated nothing 
but a night was impossible
because ,
there was humanity cascading,
not even canon sounds 
one does hear
shrieking Thal trees
and sand trembled 
unlike then.

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