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"As the world cracks by thunderinglike a lost lumber truck on a...

"As the world cracks by
thundering
like a lost lumber truck
on a steep grade .."

From 'The Canticle of Jack Kerouac', Lawrence Ferlinghetti, 1987

"Our precious lives follow their destined course,
Like rafts following the course of a mighty river
Clattering over rocks after a downpour
from lightning slashed skies’,.."

Puranaanooru 192, Kaniyan Poonkundranar, 2000 years ago in Tamil. English translation mine.

#Poetry

Traffice Lane rules in Chennai :If a road has n lanes (n>3), n-2 lanes will be occupied by shops and parking.Of the remaining 2 lanes one...

Traffice Lane rules in Chennai :

If a road has n lanes (n>3), n-2 lanes will be occupied by shops and parking.

Of the remaining 2 lanes one will be used exclusively for wrong side traveling.

#Chennai #Traffic #LaneDiscipline

சதாப்தி மொழிபெயர்ப்பு.இன்று அதிகாலை சென்னை மத்திய...

சதாப்தி மொழிபெயர்ப்பு.

இன்று அதிகாலை சென்னை மத்திய ரயில் நிலையத்தில் முகக் கூட்டங்களைக் கண்டதும் எஸ்ரா பவுண்ட் கவிதை நினைவுக்கு வந்தது.

In A Station Of The Metro

The apparition of these faces in the crowd; 
Petals on a wet, black bough.

மாநகர ரயில் நிறுத்தத்தில்
அருவமாய்த் தோன்றி மறையும் முகங்கள்
கரிய கிளையொன்றின் மலரிதழ்கள்.

#Poetry #EzraPound #Tamil #Translation

Break fast - Poori and Potato Masala. It's special today because son (16) made the Potato Masala from scratch. Teach your kids to cook...

Break fast - Poori and Potato Masala. It's special today because son (16) made the Potato Masala from scratch. Teach your kids to cook and set them free from food delivery apps :-)

I started baking 4 years ago. To activate the yeast itself took me more attempts than I'd like to disclose. Shaping a loaf seemed like...

I started baking 4 years ago. To activate the yeast itself took me more attempts than I'd like to disclose. Shaping a loaf seemed like magic and beyond me. From there to here has been quite a journey. #Baking #WhiteBread

It Ends Or It Doesn'tBy Caitlyn SiehlIt ends or it doesn’t.That’s what you say. That’show you get through it.The tunnel, the...

It Ends Or It Doesn't
By Caitlyn Siehl

It ends or it doesn’t.
That’s what you say. That’s
how you get through it.
The tunnel, the night,
the pain, the love.
It ends or it doesn’t.
If the sun never comes up,
you find a way to live
without it.
If they don’t come back,
you sleep in the middle of the bed,
learn how to make enough coffee
for yourself alone.
Adapt. Adjust.
It ends or it doesn’t.
It ends or it doesn’t.
We do not perish.

#Poetry #Poem

The cock crows and you Wake up with a start: But you spent the night In your own bed, husbandகோழி...

The cock crows and you
Wake up with a start:
But you spent the night
In your own bed, husband

கோழி கூவியதும்
திடுக்கிட்டெழும் என் கணவா :
நேற்றிரவு நீ உறங்கியது
உன் வீட்டில் தான்

Poem no. 583 of Gaha Sattasai , the first century Maharashtri Prakrit poetry anthology. English translation by Arvind Krishna Mehrotra in his The Absent Traveler : Prakrit Love poetry. Tamil translation by me.

#Poetry #Translation #Tamil #Prakrit

திருவாசகம் - திருத்தசாங்கம்- பாடல் 10சோலைப்...

திருவாசகம் - திருத்தசாங்கம்- பாடல் 10

சோலைப் பசுங்கிளியே தூநீர்ப் பெருந்துறைக்கோன்
கோலம் பொலியுங் கொடிகூறாய் - சாலவும்
ஏதிலார் துண்ணென்ன மேல்விளங்கி ஏர்காட்டும்
கோதிலா ஏறாம் கொடி. ⁠

என் ராசாவின் மனசிலே

சோலப் பசுங்கிளியே
சொந்தமுள்ள பூங்கொடியே
ஈச்ச இளங்குறுத்தே என் தாயி
சோலையம்மா

பாடலாசிரியர் : இளையராஜா

Bake your own bread. White Bread made with All Purpose Flour (Maida) & yeast. #Bread #Baking

Bake your own bread. White Bread made with All Purpose Flour (Maida) & yeast. #Bread #Baking

After 30 years of drinking filter coffee daily, moving on to black coffee. Bought a French press yesterday. Let's see how this goes.

After 30 years of drinking filter coffee daily, moving on to black coffee. Bought a French press yesterday. Let's see how this goes.

What is a social media site without narcisstic photos. Here is me in 2012 & 2022. Last 5 years have been good to me, to be honest.

What is a social media site without narcisstic photos. Here is me in 2012 & 2022. Last 5 years have been good to me, to be honest.

Went with good old Talisker.

Went with good old Talisker.

Today being Robert Burns day, I might open a new single malt. Anything for the Scots.John Barleycorn* was a hero bold,Of noble...

Today being Robert Burns day, I might open a new single malt. Anything for the Scots.

John Barleycorn* was a hero bold,
Of noble enterprise;
For if you do but taste his blood,
‘Twill make your courage rise.

‘Twill make a man forget his woe;
‘Twill heighten all his joy;
‘Twill make the widow’s heart to sing,
Tho’ the tear were in her eye.’

*Whiskey

#BurnsDay #SingleMalt

I Did Think, Let's Go About This SlowlyI did think, let's go about this slowly.This is important. This should takesome really deep...

I Did Think, Let's Go About This Slowly

I did think, let's go about this slowly.
This is important. This should take
some really deep thought. We should take
small thoughtful steps.

But, bless us, we didn't.

- Mary Oliver

பொங்கலோ பொங்கல்! May your life too overflow with health and wealth. #Pongal2023 #பொங்கல்

பொங்கலோ பொங்கல்! May your life too overflow with health and wealth. #Pongal2023 #பொங்கல்

Pongal Kolam after the flour dried up. For non Tamils - We place the pot in the center of the Kolam and cook freshly harvested rice and...

Pongal Kolam after the flour dried up. For non Tamils - We place the pot in the center of the Kolam and cook freshly harvested rice and offer it to the Sun. Kolam is an art that expands according to the artist's imagination. Some people draw simple four lines, some do an elaborate art like this. My wife loves drawing Kolam. This is her most favourite part of the festival. #Pongal2023

அனைவருக்கும் இனிய பொங்கல் நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்!...

அனைவருக்கும் இனிய பொங்கல் நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்! #பொங்கல்

And that's the end product. Will post a better picture tomorrow morning in natural light. #Pongal2023

And that's the end product. Will post a better picture tomorrow morning in natural light. #Pongal2023

Core of the Kolam is done. #Pongal2023

Core of the Kolam is done. #Pongal2023

Pongal Kolam in progress. #Pongal2023 #பொங்கல்

Pongal Kolam in progress. #Pongal2023 #பொங்கல்