Oh my dreams!

Sleep has no control over piling dreams.

Dreams may be related to brain bytes.

But brain cannot monitor the dreams,

The way it likes them to appear, in sleep.

A sleep course overloaded with dreams,

Runs like a rickety vehicle on battered roads.

Ageing is harrassed with repeated dreams,

Like a roller coaster ride in horizontal mode.

No one can be questioned for daily dreaming,

While day dreaming is surely put to censure.

A dreamless sleep fulfils the mind a bit more,

Than a wallet filled with fresh currency notes.

But a penniless purse troubles less the mind,

Than a dream-booming sleep, dire to rewind.

My sleep hours get a beating, splitting into bits.

Due to dreams splitting my stray sleep into bits

P. Chandrasekaran.

திக்கெட்டும் தில்லை.

கிணற்றுத் தவளைக்கு கிணறே பிரதானம்;

கிழக்கும் மேற்கும் பழக்கம் இல்லை.

பிணத்திற் காவது பிரிவின் சமாதானம்;  

விழும் மாலைகள் வாழ்வோர் எல்லை.

கணக்குகள் பார்க்கையில் தேவை நிதானம்; 

பிழைகள் ஏற்படின் பிறந்திடும் தொல்லை.

மணக்கும் மாலைகள் மலர்களின் தானம்; 

மழித்தலும் நீட்டலும் இளித்திடும் பல்லை. 

பிணக்கிற்கு மருந்து பிடித்ததோர் மௌனம்; 

பழிக்கத் தொடங்கிடின் வீசுவர் கல்லை. 

இணக்கம் தாழ்ந்திடின் எதிர்ப்படும் ஈனம்;

இழிவை மறுத்திடும் மனமொரு முல்லை

துணிச்சலாய் வாழ்ந்திட தூவிடும் வானம்

தொழிலைத் தொழுதிட திக்கெட்டும் தில்லை.

ப.சந்திரசேகரன்.

 

"அக்கறை"

 

"சொல்வதைக்கேள்! 

அவனுடன் பேசாதே. 

அவன் போர் வெறியன். 

நான் அமைதியின் 

ஆன்மாவை நேசிப்பவன். 

சொல்வதைக்கேள்! 

உன் முதுகில் 

வரிகள் விரியாது; 

நானே உத்திரவாதம் .

என்னை கேட்காமல்,

எண்ணை வாங்காதே.

நீ என் நண்பனெனில், 

உன் நண்பர்கள் 

என் நண்பர்களே! 

போருக்குள் புதைந்தவர்கள், 

ஆவிகளாய் எனக்குள் 

ஆதங்கம் அடுக்குகின்றனர்.

காஸாப் போரில் 

நாசமாய்ப் போனவரும்,

உக்ரைனில் சிக்கி 

உயிர் விட்டோரும், 

முக்கி முனகுவதை,

என் மூச்சுக்காற்றில் 

முகர்ந்து பார்! 

அணுவின் குணமறிவேன்; 

அழிக்க நான் நினைத்தால், 

அகிலமே அரண்டுபோகும். 

நான் சொல்வதைக்கேள்!

என் ஆருயிர் நண்பன் நீ. 

உன் ஊர் போரையே 

நிறுத்திய எனக்கு முன்,

அன்றாடம் நான்முழங்கும்

ஆயிரம் உருட்டல்களில்,

உன் உருட்டல் 

உளுத்துப் போகும்.

அக்கறையால் கூறுகிறேன்!

அலப்பறையை அடக்கு.

என்னுடன் வா! 

ஏற்றுமதி இறக்குமதி, 

இயக்குவதே என் மதி. 

சொல்வதை கேள்! 

அதுவே உன் விதி;

உன் நாட்டுக்கு நிம்மதி" .   

ப.சந்திரசேகரன்.

 

  

 

மரண முத்திரைகள்.

'கால மானார்' என்பதன் கோலம்.

காலனைத் தழுவிடும் மரண மூலமோ?

'மரண முற்றார்' என்றுக் கூறுதல்

மனதில் முற்றிய மாறா ரணமோ?

'உயிர் துறந்தா'ரென உயர்வுறக் கூறல்

துயர்வுற்ற வாழ்வின் துறவுத் தியானமோ?

'இயற்கை எய்தினார்' என இயம்புதல்,

செயற்கை தொலைத்து இயற்கை ஈன்றலோ?

'இறந்தார்' என்று எளிமைப் படுத்துதல்,

இரந்துப் பெறும் இறைவன் பாதமோ?

'செத்துப் போனார்' எனக் கதைத்தல்

சத்தாய்த் தமிழில் சாவைச் சீண்டலோ?

'சிவலோகப் பதவி' அடைந்ததாய் செப்புதல்,

சாவிலும் பதவியே, சாணக்கியத் தீர்வோ?

'அமரர்' எனுமோர் அலப்பறைப் பேச்சில்,

அதிர்ந்து அலருமோ காலனின் மூச்சு?.

ப.சந்திரசேகரன்.

பச்சை மாமலை போல் மேனி

             (புரட்டாசி கடைசிச் சனியில்)

உச்சிமுதல் பாதம் வரை 

பச்சைமலை மேனிகொண்டு,

கச்சிதமாய் அழகுவைத்து 

மெச்சிடுவோர் கொஞ்சிடவும் 

துச்சமென நினைப்போரை

வச்சக்குறி வார்த்திடவும்,

குச்சியினை குழலாக்கி 

அச்சுதனாய் அறம்போற்றி,

மச்சாவதாரம் கண்ட

அச்சமில்லா  அனந்தனை,

பிச்சகப்பூ மாலையிட்டு,

இச்சகம் இயம்பாமல்,

மிச்சமின்றி வழிபடுவோம்.!

மெச்சிடும் மெய்ஞானம்

நிச்சயமாய் நெஞ்சினிலே,

அச்சிட்டு அகமகிழ்வோம்.!

ப.சந்திரசேகரன்.

The trinity of the Karur tragedy

     An insensitive leader, a thoughtless mob and a tethered police force,could be called the trinity that consumed the lives of forty-one people in the political road show of the fledgling TVK political outfit.An insensitive leader because of his ill mannered challenges during his brief speeches arousing emotions, his instant disappearance from the scene of tragedy,and his video address 68 hours after the fatal event, with more challenge to the Chief minister than remorse for the tragedy.

  Political leaders can emerge from any section of society including the tinsel world. But who emerges, what kind of political mindset he has,and what are the distinct features of the political front that one embarks upon, constitute the sustainability of the political formulation. 

  Thoughtless crowd, because of its matchless unruly movement,breaking light roof tops, jumping on tree tops,and rushing even to generator spots,as shown in video clippings. Tethered cop because they were overpowered by a careless crowd and probably cautioned by the government,not to resort to detrimental handling of crowd moves, and precipitate the course of events.

   A political party should be born in the interest of people and society, to generate newer,positive aspirations, besides fulfilling existing expectations. No party can blossom with the sheer stench of unseating a rival,or occupying the seat of governance purely to enjoy power.

  Any person with an entrepreneurial mind frame would naturally give priority to the primary objectives of their proposed enterprise in its genesis, and the foremost programme of action before triggering their mission to move on.A political party needs both a vertical and horizontal structure. Vertical in the sense that it is like a ladder with several rungs from top to bottom. 

  Horizontal in the sense that from every rung of the ladder the persons in charge of the rung, keep an eye on widening their vision from the ladder's  respective stand point, for the management of the horizontal space occupied by the members of the party.This is how the political management of policies, issues,and members of most political parties have been carried on in Tamil Nadu, since the independence of India.

  The biggest question to be placed before the TVK in this regard is, whether it has such a vertical and horizontal structure. If it says 'yes',then such a gory tragedy claiming so many lives,through a mere crowd pulling orgy, would never have happened.Crowd collection,crowd control and crowd management are the three fundamental factors of the inclusive body of any political party.Without this,only chaos will prevail and casualties will happen.If any political party fails to realise this,it will fail in its very formation and sooner or later,find its doomsday.  

  Just as the trinity that caused the massive tragedy in Karur,the aftermath of the tragedy is also shrouded in a kind of trinity. 

1)Like a newborn baby aspiring to become an adult,by skipping adolescence and  teenage,an untested political outfit straightaway dreams to reach the reigns of power,shunning ideologies policies and programmes, just raising the forefinger with fancied utterances towards a frenzied mob.This agressive launch,with mere self aggrandizement ignited by film popularity and fan craze, is highly symptomatic of dangerous consequences.

 2) A seven decade old party, bullied from several quarters purely based on ideological rivalry in the form of insinuation  intimidation and financial injustice, is weighing the pros and cons of the Karur event so as to avoid any undue damage to its regime.

  3) An ambitious alliance group without many takers,is aggressively waiting for any situation that would give it an opportunity to strengthen its roots  for electoral battle, and unseat the present government, by grasping any event that comes to its convenience.

   It is this trinity after the Karur tragedy,that is playing a game of chess.That the present ruling dispensation has done its utmost justice to the victims of the tragedy is well known to all.The crux of the whole issue is that the people are as much important as any political party, even if the fact, that the people are more important than mere political propaganda,is ignored by the parties concerned.

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The long and short of a short temper

   "The best remedy for a short temper is a long walk" says Joseph Joubert., When anger roars, peace reverses its course. The power of anger kills the reasons for anger. Short temper goads a person to jump into hasty conclusions whether the conclusions are right or wrong. A quick-tempered person quickly loses his image, however good he is, and whatever be the causes that triggered his temper to burst. 

   One's short temper might have been exposed to reasons such as discourtesy from others, especially youngsters, or falsehood, or ingratitude, or injustice. But all these erroneous reasons would be wholly immersed in a sudden burst of anger, that unduly victimizes someone good at heart, but naive in reflecting his goodness.

   The evils of life are quite often capable of hunting down the emotions of every just person, with a heart full of love, but a mind expecting recognition of the undemanding love, blended with submission and humility. However, when submission and humility are taken for a ride by an incident of insult, an inbuilt resistance in the form of self- respect, arouses anger at short notice, and instantly short temper is born. 

  If submission and humility surpass self-respect, and silence prevails, the image of goodness survives at least for the self-satisfaction of the individual. Instead, if short temper repeats the tale of insult, it results in breakup of relationship as friends and family members.

  One may not be greedy, envious, treacherous or mean-minded. But still if one is short-tempered, it nullifies the absence of the preceding evils in one's mind frame. Backstabbing is a common occurrence in friendship, family relationship, business promotions and politics, though the last in the list is the first in harboring backstab modules. But in all these cases of backstabs, we could notice the wilful suppression of short temper because betrayal and short temper cannot travel hand in hand.

  According to Swami Chinmayanandha "an emotional person reacts. An emotionally balanced person responds". But Sir Isaac Newton says, "for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction". Even a renowned poet like William Wordsworth has two definitions of poetry. One of his definitions says, "Poetry is the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings". The other definition is "Poetry is emotions recollected in tranquility". Reflection of short temper also depends upon two things. How a person normally is, and what the situation that triggered his short temper was.However, diplomacy is an easy exit way from the highways of short temper.

  Two theories will go a long way in preserving the union of minds. Wherever peace prevails a temperate mindset with unquestioning submission to silence, is the most pragmatic procedure in maintaining healthy human relationship. On the other hand, wherever pretention, untruth and injustice are obvious, anger has to arise at least to create a balance between the harming wrongs and beaming right waves.

   No revolution would have been possible in the world, against overall or exclusive exploitation, if sensible anger had not been registered against inhuman practices and foul patterns of behavior. Anger is only an ignition and not a long-term solution. But without ignition there can be no drive towards breaking the diabolic blocks. Anger without hatred expires at short notice, as short temper. But motivated anger coupled with hatred, is like malignant cancer and has to be surgically done away with. To conclude, the long and the short of short temper is that it is both cranky and cathartic. 

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