Best Nay Poems

Bharathidasan’s “Pulikku nay enta muulai” (To the Tiger, the Dog knows no safe dwelling!) translated by T. Wignesan 

Bharathidasan (1891-1964) was a self-proclaimed disciple of the eminent Brahmin poet: Cuppiramania Bharathiyar (cf. two poems of his already posted). Born in Pondicherry – a French enclave...

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Nay greet for me, I yet live   
ne'er was I a bairn to ye
mind me ere  I once were    
when drouthy neibors met            
t'were to tak a dram...

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When he is whistling
He is so hot -- and
when he is steamed ~
I desire a sweet taste of him
Was it your beloved?
No my dear it was my teapot!...

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I love the scent of those
Crisp white shirts
Long or short sleeved;
Watching those button-fly jeans,
The way they sway in the breeze…
Oh yes, admittedly he wears them well.
Is he your beloved?
No my dear it’s my clothes line!...

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He arrives dressed, so fine! 
Bearing the sweetest of sweets; 
His core is a confectionary treat, 
Oh my, how I desire just one of his kisses…
Is he your beloved?
No my dear, he is my box of chocolates…...

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Limerick: A hundred years ago, nay, fifty

A hundred years ago, nay, fifty
Who dared prod the female anatomy
Now men ride rough shod
On toll-free wide road
Ere steam-roller dries tar in a jiffy!

© T. Wignesan – Paris, 2015...

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Rise up and ignite the freedom fire
Save Democracy before it's gone
Republic about to be Empire 
Orange Julius crossing Rubicon...

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Death shall nay be here again
With the spark of light diminishing
When comes time to cross the tide
I curse that which lingers still

With the spark of light diminishing
When evening falls, there will I hide
I curse that which lingers still
Fallen love sprang from despair

When evening falls, there...

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Oh cupid! Lower your 
bow and waste not your 
arrows on me 
 i'm a knight of peace, 
my shield alert, and my 
armour is faultless 
 i wish not to fight in 
this battle of love 
 for my drive still yet 
remain lost...

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The first snowfall of the year arrived today  
bringing fresh falling snow, it was time to play  
snowballs went flying 
Adam went crying 
and the twins got a licking for just saying nay ! ...

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I love you,   
Nay, I hate you…! 
She let me leave for a dream,   
A dream which turned out to be   
My nightmare 
Lost in its swamps,   
I wandered,   
Pursuing threads of smoke… 
No place...

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Always be a blossom   with fragrance-hue
Shaking thee in half a quake, from tip to toe,
Thy will   be touched by    a drop of soft dew
For continuity of nexus is our vow.

The blue-moon time that opens thine petal-lips-fresh
Can freeze the...

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I have a fear that I might lose you
All the crazy things that I do
Only to be near you

I have lost many
But losing you
Will hurt me more than any

Like when a bird losses its wing 
It cannot fly
If I lose you
I will not be able...

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LET YOUR YEA MEAN YEA AND YOUR NAY MEAN NAY 

Speaking of forgiveness: If you say you did - but you didn’t, if you said you do - but you don’t. Who gets cheated?
If a person asks for forgiveness and you said you have but...

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Emotion ran so deep
None could measure it
Touch it
Resolve it
Even feel it
What was going through his minds
Puzzled everyone
The dear ones, ones close to him
Suffered too
They were hurt no to have any clue
He suffered alone, as if he wanted to
There were wounds old and new
As the deep...

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