Long Iyer Poems

Translation of Mahakavi Bharathiyar’s poem: “Asai Mugam” or “Beloved Face”
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Translation of Oothukkadu Venkata Subba Iyer (circa 1700-1765)’s « THAYE YASHODA » by T. Wignesan


This devotional song and poem in Tamil (the principal Dravidian language which has spawned over twenty languages in the southern Indian...

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I shall compare Hinduism with a faith centered on Jesus & show why I cannot worship as a Hindu now. I need to clear a few things ahead of any armchair pundits.

Those who have read...

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Men worship women
                       Great culture that we are
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Long ago came a ten headed monster we’ve heard 
But never seen
He came from across the border and hit us hard
Took away our peace
Called Raavan – to destroy our World
Lo we had a savior then,...

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Temple – not an abode of God

Idol – only a piece made by man

To see his reflection in ruse of worship

The Powerful can see power

The Rich can see riches

Poor see poverty

The more one donates, the...

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As I walk down the road on a rainy day,
The skies weep, and the roads shine dull gray.
I weave through the traffic to find my way,
And spot an earthworm braving the fray.
Its fragile form, crushed...

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The beggar in my street
The subject of my hate
An eyesore I felt he was
The old man with his plate

Sunshine or rains, chill or heat
Never had I pity for his fate
Yet he had that toothy grin
The...

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YOGA


For me I am the World as I see
For each one, the World is his as they see
See the World as it is
Do not create your own World
We live in the same World
Each one his...

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Who created us 
We do not know 
We created the God 
We created it's forms 
We created the religion 
We created the traditions 
We named the sun 
We named the moon 
We named the universe...

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When we met that day, we were strangers at bay
Seeking a companion, my eyes met yours with gay
An unwritten bond enveloped you and me
Destined to be life partner everyday
 
Days and months and years passed
Our...

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Elevator called Life

Life is like an elevator - Up it goes I am told

We are all in it - Some faster, some slower

Some travel with me - Don't know how long

They will stay with me,...

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We are the kings
in our well we call home
we fight with our siblings
live a twin life
for us and for others


Outside our homes
we see a bigger well
everyone calls it a town
a village or a city
or the...

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Finding a sanctuary, a place apart from time, is not so different          
from finding a faith. ~ Pico Iyer
      
All alone,...

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Like a breath of fresh air
My cheek brushed by the aroma of her hair
Her shining eyes melted my soul
Listen to my heart beat!
It dances to  a new beat

She breezed past like a heaveny fairy
I...

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Rushing from the balcony
Inside the house
The kid hides under the bed
Mama searches for him
With a bowl of food in her hand

“No Mama, I ain’t hungry”
Says the kid as mama spots him
“Come here, my naughty boy
The...

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The fire keeps burning
No water to quench
Look at the sky
The air is so dry
No moist clouds
To bring the rains around
Many trees have vanished
The earth looks parched
Before we are left dead
Let us keep the fire burning
Give...

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