Farmers and God

Farmers   and God

Translated by

P.R.Ramachander

Once all Farmers   did a  Dharna   of God   and demanded,

“You are  spoiling  our rice crop, no water , no wind  and  too much sun,

And so please  given them  all under  our control   and ,

God  smilingly agreed  and  withdrew  his control.

Farmers  told rain to start  and stop  as they wanted,

Made   wind blow when they wanted   and also,

Controlled   the sun light and the crop   looked  as if,

It was very healthy and all  the farmers  were  very happy.

But when the farmers  harvested their crop , they found,

Hundred  percent  of grains  were  chaff and they   again,

Gheraoed   the God    and innocently  , God asked,

“What  happened, plenty of water and wind and less  sun light? “

When they   cried  God told them with a smile” perhaps  I was right,

I gave  lot of wind  to crop , so that  it became  sturdy to avoid  lodging,

I  gave  them not too much  of water  and they sent  their  roots deep,

And   I gave  them sufficient  light , so that  they   could produce food.”