Amma Manas

Amma Manas (a Malayalam poem)
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amma-yinnannam nalki
tante makkalkku
aazhi-kkakkare-ninnu…!
hrdayattil ninnu
hrdayatti-lekku

amma-yinnumma nalki
tante makkalkku
camera-kkanniloode
maanasa-kkannilekku…
hrdayattilekku…

o… ammayude hrdayam…!

Vipinachandran, Amritapuri
13 Oct 2006
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Her Heart
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Amma fed her children
with some food
from across the ocean…!
from her heart
for our heart

Amma gave a kiss
to her children
through the eye of the camera
through the eye of the mind…
into the heart…

Oh, what a heart Amma has!