Florilege of Distiches From the Thiruk-Kural: K129, K752
...Florilège of distichs from the THIRUK-KURAL: K129, K102
K129: thiiyinaal shutta*pun ullaarum aaraathE
naavinaal shutta vadu*
(*vadu (n.) = scar, ulcer; *shudu (v.) = burn)
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Categories:
florilege, art, discrimination, fire, metaphor,
Form: Couplet
Plaidoirie For a 'Prince' of Jaffna - Part One
...“We learn from history that we learn nothing from history.”
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) Nobel Prize
Part One
Blue blood gushes when heroes die
From gory wounds on battlefie...
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Categories:
florilege, history, social,
Form: Quatrain