its great mass rolling
in sudden surprises,
the chains on its hind legs like cymbals clanging!
heart in mouth,
i cling for my life
to the rope round its neck!
"Velayudha," i cry out.
"how do i bail out?"
mahout Velayudhan,
i have seen,
sometimes even dozing,
over Manikantan,
lurching,
swaying,
rolling
along this very lane.
and i had thought it comfy ride!
*****
2 comments:
A jumbo feeling of awe :)
Very true, when one sits on an elephant one realises how much it sways.
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