POEM FROM TAMIL LITERATURE HEIGHT OF DISGUST (27)

ABOUT THE POEM This is yet another translated version of the poem HEIGHT OF DISGUST from Tamil literature. The colophon says that it is the silent agony and statement of the foster mother of the girl after searching in vain for the lovers who have eloped. The foster mother speaks about her utter disgust about the lover’s elopement and her tedious efforts to find them out with an ulterior motive to separate them. HEIGHT OF DISGUST The limbs Have gone astray and lost their proficiency Eyes are blurred and strained Lost their capacity Peering through and through Exceeding the number of stars In the immense overhead galaxy can see only others in this world