while drawing the map of India
I know of a kid who was
worried as to where was Kuzhoor
a sketch job that took just five minutes
to score three marks
misled him many a time
between the question paper and the answer sheet
he
searched for his canal, bunds and fields
here’s Varkey chettan’s tea stall
there’s the butcher shop
here cricket is played
Subramonnian temple there
Kundoor river bank here
the friends wait here
Preethi turns into the alley here
like that he marked
even after the warning bell
India wouldn't be drawn in full
Kashmir not marked at all
Translation : Rajasree
Mar 27, 2014
Mar 27, 2014 at 9:23 PM UTC
while drawing the map of India
I know of a kid who was
worried as to where was Kuzhoor
a sketch job that took just five minutes
to score three marks
misled him many a time
between the question paper and the answer sheet
he
searched for his canal, bunds and fields
here’s Varkey chettan’s tea stall
there’s the butcher shop
here cricket is played
Subramonnian temple there
Kundoor river bank here
the friends wait here
Preethi turns into the alley here
like that he marked
even after the warning bell
India wouldn't be drawn in full
Kashmir not marked at all
Translation : Rajasree
(Map, Book-e-2003)
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