POEM FROM TAMIL LITERATURE - VILLAGE WHISPERS (26)

ABOUT THE POEM This is a translated version of the romantic poem VILLAGE WHISPERS from Tamil literature. It is a clarion call of the girl’s friend intensifying her hopes about marriage in a very positive note. She encourages her friend by telling that the whole village is rife with whispers about their affair which has the approval of both her parents. VILLAGE WHISPERS The sprightly blue blossoms of the Mulli plants with bended spikes blow over in the breeze and lie dispersed all around the sand close to the waters like pearls dissipated from a messed-up jewelry It's an open secret where your man hail  from I approve of him, your mother likes him your father supports him town gossip is rife with associating you with him