Wednesday 4 November 2009

the morning after

slumped the mahout sleeps,
astride the tired elephant...
festivities done.

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4 comments:

Balachandran V said...

Loved this new burst of vignettes! Was waiting for the day when you would metamorphosis out of JK and Tao!

P. Venugopal said...

-:) "That which can be said is not Tao." Thus starts 'Tao Te Ching' by Lao Tzu. Vijayan was telling me the story of Naranathu Bhrandan. Now I start rolling the stone up from the bottom of the hill.-:)

kochuthresiamma p .j said...

evocative lines. can feel the quiet after the riotous time.

does the elephant remain standing? usually? just curious.

P. Venugopal said...

only a sick elephant lies down. otherwise it even sleeps standing.