Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Then and now

Then  and now

Translated from  Malayalam
By
P.R.Ramachander

(Image gives original text)

During those days
One small pot of water    was sufficient for  cleaning oneself
One  hurricane lantern used to give light throughout the night
One small  vessel of  Gruel  was the  fuel for the entire day
One   dilapidated hut was the cage   for lots and lots of love
But today
Even one tank of water    is not sufficient for  cleaning   a person
No halogen bulb  is sufficient to light the path of any person
Even a heap of rice is not sufficient to satiate  any one’s hunger
No concrete bungalow  can li the wick of joyful love


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