Friday, November 4, 2011

Hcp Infns¡m©Â
Fkv.teJ
 
Hcp IXnÀ aWnbpambv CWsbbpw Im¯macs¡m¼neps­ണ്ടmcp ]£n.
\s¶ \\ps¯mcp ]oen¨ndIntem sasïnf§p¶p {]Wbw.
IXnÀ aWnsIm¯nb sIm¡ntem tNmcp¶p ]IcanÃm¯Xmw {]Wbw
CWsb ]ncnsªmcp hncl¯n³ t\mhnepw AenbpIbmsWmcp {]Wbw
a[p \ndªpsÅmcp ]qhnepw {]Wbs¯tXSpIbmWn¶p ]£n.
aµw \nebv¡msX hoip¶ Imänepw {]Wbw sImXn¡p¶ ]£n
CWsb§pt]msb¶ Nn´be«p¶ am{XIfpw ]s£ {]Wbabw
Hcp IqSpIq«phm³  \mcpIÄ tXSn¸d¡panWbv¡pÅn {]Wbw
IqSpsa\ªnSpw t\c¯p lrZb§Ä tImcn¡pSn¡p¶ {]Wbw
ap«nbpcp½nbpd§p¶ tXmÀ¡pt¼mÄ sI«S§oSm¯ {]Wbw
CW ]ds¶¯nb¡XnÀ aWn ]¦ns«Sp¡shsbms¡bpw {]Wbabw
sIm¡papcp½nbncnbv¡sh InfnIÄ¡v asä§panÃm¯ {]Wbw.

Sunday, September 4, 2011

THEY ARE NOT SLEEPING
S. Lekha 

 They are not sleeping still,

But, thinking about their miles to fly

Their feathers are soft like Mom's love,

Like her deep affection to them…

Yes, she is in search of a roost,

Worrying how to stay warm with them

During freezing winter nights…

During scattering windy nights…

She is in dire, hearing sounds of truth,

One of real truths or only one truth,

The whispering of death;

She wonders about those hands,

The invisible hands of cold death;

They are too small, nothing in this world,

How they survive after her death?

The Mom is weeping now,

Only for them, from her heart,

But they are not sleeping yet,

Thinking about their miles to fly…

Sunday, August 7, 2011


\½fmWp \½Ä
Ipän-¸p-d¯p tKm]m-e³ 

""amäphn³ N«§tf..!'' ]mSntbm almIhn?
amäpI \n§fpsS Zpjn¨ ]mc¼cyw!
`mcXen¦³ X³ t]cp\mw apg¡p¶p
`mcX`qanX¶n ZenXÀ Xgbv¡p¶p.
`mcX `qanXsâ `mhnbv¡p hcwt\Sn
`mcXamXmhnsâ aSnbn P·wsIm­ണ്ടp;
`mhnbv¡p hmKvZm\hpw `mkpc hnÚm\hpw
`qanbn kqcy\mbn "Awt_Zv¡À _m_mkmln_v'.
Awt_Zv¡À Xsâ Imew hnÚm\w ZenXÀ¡p
Bthiw XpSnsIm«n hnZybpw t\Sn\½Ä
A£cw AánXs¶ F¶pÅ almXXzw
X£Ww \½n¯s¶ Xnf§n \nc´cw.
\qX\ CXnlmkw C¶nsâ CXnlmkw
\ap¡mbv Na¨Xp I­ണ്ടp\mw hfÀ¶tÃm!
"Awt_Zv¡À Xsâbnkw' \mSmsI ]c¡p¶p,
Aw_p[n X¶nÂt¸mepw ]mSp¶q XcwK§Ä.
amsämens¡m­ണ്ടoSp¶p Zn¡pIÄ apgph\pw
amsämentI«p\½Ä ]p¯\mw iànt\Sn.
t\SpI \mSp\otf ]mSpI `qanKoXw
t\«§Ä \ap¡mbn t\SpI thKw\½Ä!.
DWcmw \ap¡n\n H¶nbv¡mw ]ckv]cw
Dbcm³ CXn¸cw kn²nIÄ thsdbnÃ!
lnµphpw apkÂam\pw {InkvXy\psamcpt]mse
hµn¡pw \mSpXs¶ \½psS \mItemIw.
shÅ¡mÀ hntZinIÄ a®nXn ImepIp¯n
]Åbpw kzÀ®am¡n \½sf IhÀ¶t¸mÄ.
k¼¯n I®pw \«p shÅ¡mÀ h¶t]mse
kXy¯n apkÂam\pw {InkvXy\pw h¶ptIdn!.
ImenIÄ tabv¡phmt\m hym]mcw sN¿phmt\m
Imenbmbv h¶ptIdn lnµphpw ]ctZin!
a®nsâ a¡fmb {ZmhnVP\Xsb
hn®nsâ t]cpsNmÃn lnµp¡Ä s]mcpfm¡n!.
henªptIdnh¶ kwkvImcw BcyaXw
s]menªp ]ns¶¸ns¶ {ZmhnV kwkvImchpw.
ssZh¯n³ t]cpsNmÃn hnfn¨p ZenXsc
ssZhhpw I®pNn½n \mWn¨p\n¶pt]mbn!.
henªptIdnh¶ shÅ¡mÀ hntZinIÄ!
heªp \½sfÃmw ]I¨p I®psXÅn!
`cWw t]dn\n¶p icWw thsdbnÃ
acWw \s½t\m¡n Nncn¨p ]ItbmsS!.
]«nWn IpSnIfn \À¯\wXpSÀ¶t¸mÄ
]«SIqSn¡qSn \½psS \m«nseÃmw!
P·nbpw IpSnbm\pw X§fn s]mÃm¸mbn!
P·n¯w I­ണ്ടp\n¶ shÅ¡mÀ apXem¡n.
amSpIÄ t]mseXs¶ ]ns¶bpw I­ണ്ടpImew
taSIÄ \s½t\m¡n Nncn¨p t{]Xwt]mse!
kXys¯ hfbv¡m\pw anYysb hfÀ¯m\pw
kXy¯n ]ctZin `cWw I¿nem¡n!
N§e ASna¯¨§e P\tImSn
s]m«n¨p kzmX{´yhpw IS¶p hntZinIÄ!
Ahsct¸mseXs¶ Chsc¯pc¯phm³
Adnbmw ]t£sbm«p, \½psS IpäwXs¶!.
Ime¯n¶SnaIÄ ZenXÀ \½fn¶p
Imes¯ apg¡Ww kzmX{´yw \½Ä¡mbn.
\½psS \mSnhnsS \½Ä¡p Øm\antÃ?
\½sf \bn¡phm³ \½tfm aXnbtÃm!.
ChnsS P\n¨hÀ, ChnsS hfÀ¶hÀ
FhnsSt¸mIpw \½Ä acn¡pw Imewhsc?
a®nse a\pjysc I®nWt]mseXs¶
a®mIpw Imewhsc ImWpI thWw \½Ä!
Cs¶sehsc \½Ä Pohn¨p amtfmÀ¡mbn
C¶n\n Pohnt¡Ww \½Ä¡pth­ണ്ടn¯s¶,
DWcmw \ap¡n\n H¶n¡mw ]ckv]cw
H¶n¨m \s½t¸mse iànIÄ thsdbnÃ.
]nt¶m¡sa¶t]cn Gähpw ]n¶nembn
]nt¶m«p Kan¡phm³ kabw \½Ä¡nÃ.
tIcf ZenXcpw ]nt¶m¡ P\§fpw
tIÄ¡Ww \½sfÃmw apt¶m«p h¶oSWw.
ZenX P\mXXn DWÀ¶p h¶oSp¶p
tIcfw `cn¡phm³ Imehpw Im¯p\n¸q!
H¶n¡mw \ap¡n\n ]¦nSmw ]ckv]cw
          H¶n¨m \s½t¸mse iànIÄ thsdbnÃ.

thÌmWp \½Ä
Ipän-¸p-d¯p tKm]m-e³ 

         \½psS a¡Ä¡p "thÌmWp' \½fpw
\½Ä¡p \½tfm th­ണ്ടm-¯-Iq-«hpw.!
\½tft¸mtä­ണ്ട ISa ]n¶mÀ¡v.?
"thÌp-IÄ' XÅp¶ ]mgv\new Xmh-fw.!
hmÀ²-Iyw-h-¶Xp \½psS Ipätam.?
hÀ²n-¨p-h-cp-¶p, C¯cw Nn´-IÄ.!
Ip«n-IÄ Ip«n-IÄ \½Ä¡p Iq«mhpw
Iq«n-bm IqSm¯ B¡-§-fn-Ã-tÃm.!
\msfsb t\m¡n\mw kz]v\-§Ä s\bvXnSpw
\mtfbv¡p \½fpw Icp-XÂ ImWWw.
a¡sft¸män \mw emfn-¨p-h-fÀ¯n
a¡Ä¡p Iq«mbn \n¶-hÀ \½fpw.
`mhn-sb-t\m¡n \mw kz]v\-§Ä s\bvXXp
\½psS Ip«n-IÄ Ae-bm-Xn-cn-¡m³.!
XymK-§Ä t¢i-§Ä Fs´Ãmw kln¨p.?
XymKw-Xm³ a¶n-Xn \·bv¡p `qj-Ww.
XXz-§-tfm-scm¶pw Nn¯-¯n h¨p\mw
Xn·sb XÅn \mw \·-bn-se-¯n-¨p.
]pjv¡-e-Im-e-§Ä tacp-hn tIdntbm.?
]p©ncn XqIp¶p \½psS Ip«n-IÄ
`mKyw t]mÂh-¶tÃm t{ijvTamw thX\w
Bizmkw sImÅp-hm³ asäm¶pw ths­ണ്ടtÃm.!
apXnÀ¶ a¡fpw \·-bn-se-¯p-t¼mÄ
au\-ambv \n¡-tWm, PohnXw ]peÀ¯m³.?
amXmhpw ]nXmhpw hmÀ²Iyw ]qIp¶p
am\-ambv ]peÀ¯m³ a¡fpw \n¡p-¶p.
am\y-X-sb-s´¶p temIs¯¡m«p-hm³
a¶n-Xn aÀXy\p amXr-I-bm-I-Ww.
Iq«nbpw Ipd¨pw apt¼m«p \o§th
Ip«n-IÄ e£y-¯n-se-¯p¶p `mKy-amw.
Ime-§Ä tIme-§Ä amdnb amä-§Ä
I­ണ്ടnXp Ip«n-IÄ amdp¶p \nXyhpw.
aI\pw `mcybpw th­ണ്ടm¯ Nn´-IÄ
amä-§-tf-ä-§Ä, t]mc-Sn-¨-§-s\,
hr²À¡p kZ\w \m«nepw ta«nepw
hÀ²n-¨p-h-¶Xp \½psS `mKyamw.
AÑ-\p-a-½bpw `mc-ambv tXm¶n-bmÂ
A¯m-Wn-t]m-emWp hr²À¡p kZ\w.
\½psS a¡Ä¡p "thÌmWp' \½fpw
\½Ä¡p \½tfm th­ണ്ടm¯ Iq«-hpw.
kvt\ln-¡m³ ]Tn-¨m am\n-¡m³ ]Tn¡pw
am\n-bv¡m³ Bbmtem, al-Xz-§-tfdpw.
Zpjv¡À½-Nn-´-IÄ am\Êw ]p®m¡pw
kvt\lw-Xm³ Fs¶¶pw Znhyamauj[w.
hr²cmw P\-§Ä ]mgn-e-t]m-emWp
Imäm-Sn-t]m-en-hÀ XpÅp¶p \nXyhpw
A½bv¡pw AÑ\pw B{ibw \ÂIp-hm³
            BcmWp IYn¡? Ime-ta.! sNmÃp \o.!
C\n-sbmcp bp²w thtണ്ട thണ്ട
Ipän-¸p-d¯p tKm]m-e³

H¶v
C\n-bp-sam-cp-bp²w a¶n-Xn tht­ണ്ട thണ്ട­
]mcnSw \n¶p sasà tIgp-¶-t]m-se-tXm¶n
PohnXw XfnÀ¡p-t¼mÄ `mhn-bn bp²w-h-¶mÂ
Poh-t\m-sSm¶pw taen ImWp-In-Ã-Xp-XoÀ¨!
t£{X-¯n³ k¶n-[n-bn Ihn-I-sfm-¯p-tNÀ¶v
Km{X-¯n³ alm-XXzw ]mSp-¶p-]m-©-P\yw!
Imeamsamgp-¡p-¯n sI«-Sp-a-W-I-fnÂ
im´n-bm-e-\-izc kulrZw sImfp-¯p-hm³
shÃpI! hne-kpI! `mc-X-am-Xmth \o!
thZn-bn \n\-¡mbv \n¡p¶p im´n-a{´w!
`mhn-bn ]cm-{Iaw XS-bm³ hn]-¯p-IÄ
`mcXw {ian-¡p-¶p, ]men-¡m³ kam-[m\w!
temI¯pk-am-[m\w ]men-¡m³ sh¼ÂsImÅpw
I£n-IÄ ]e-Xpണ്ട­v ]mcn-Xn-ep-S-\ofw!
kakvX `qJ-Þ-¯n³ {i²-sb-¸n-Sn-¨n-t¸m-Ä
im´n-bn Xf-¨n-Sm³ C´y-bv¡p-I-gn-bs«!
\yq¢n-bÀ bp²-\miw `mhn-bn-en-Ãm-Xm-Im³
\qX\ kpc-£nXw `qan-bn ]pe-cWw
ktµiw Pzen-¡p¶ Xqsh-Å-¸-£n-t]mse
]mcn-s\-¸n-Sn-¨nXm Xf¨p "\bw'-X-¶nÂ
im´n-X³ {]`-t]mse temI-s¯-Np-än-h¶
Cµn-cm-Km-Ôn-Xsâ kz]v\-§Ä ^en-¨pthm?
temI-¯n kam-[m\w ]pe-cm-s\m-¯p-tNÀ¶v
tamZ-¯nÂhÀ¯nt¡Ww "tNcn-X³ tNcm-\bw'
kulrZw kam-[m\ NÀ¨-bv¡p-h-¶mÂ]ns¶
ktµiw hln-¨n-t¸mÄ temIs¯ \ne-\nÀ¯mw
\mis¯ hnX-bv¡p¶ hn¹hw tht­ണ്ട- thണ്ട
\mIs¯ Na-bv¡p¶ kulmÀ±w aXn-aXn!
c­ണ്ടv
H¶mwIpw temI-bp²w `S-·mÀ \nc-Iണ്ട­p
c­ണ്ടpsam-cm-bn-ctam Intem-ao-äÀ \ofw-h¶p!
ap¸-¯n-aq-¶p-cmPyw bp²-¯n ]¦p-tNÀ¶p
ap¯-Èn-¡-Y-t]mse, `btam \ap-¡nÃ.!
N¯-hÀ Zi-e£w ]¯nsâ KptWm-¯cw
N¯-Xn³ IW-¡p-IÄ AXnepw `b-¦cw.!
aq¶v
c­ണ്ടmIpw bp²w5 h¶p Btdm-Sp-]-¯p-sam¶pw
cmPy-§Ä NmSn-hoWp Bi-b-I-f-ä-t]mse.!
\qdXpw ]ns¶-¸-¯p-sam-¯pÅ Zi-e£w
`S-·m-scm-¯p-IqSn, t]mc-Sn-¨mÀ¯p-XpÅn
`qan-bn `qXw-t]mse am\p-jÀ N¯p-hoWp
F®-¯ne©p-tImSn \m¸-¯n-sb-«p-e£w!
cp[ncw ]pg-bmbn _[n-cÀ A\-h[n
[cbpw amdn-ho­ണ്ടpw `oI-c-cq-]w-t]mse!
]{´­ണ്ടv Bbn-chpw Aªq-dp-\q-dpw-tNÀ¶
F®-¯nÂs¸m-«n-t_mw_v "äosb³âo' iàn-tI{µw
BKÌv Bdmw-\m-fn \m¸-¯n-b-©p-sR«n
ap¸mcpw s]m«pw-a-«n XIÀ¶p "lntcm-jna.!'
Hma-\-t¸-cp-sNmÃn hnfn¡pw Ata-cn¡
s]m«n¨ t_mw_p-Xsâ t]ctÃm "enänÂt__n'
\me-c-N-Xp-c{i ssaep-IÄ hnkvXm-c-¯nÂ
\mIhpw sR«pw-t]mse XoIm-äp-hoin Npäpw.!
XIÀ¶p \mK-km¡n \mi-¯n "¹qt«m-Wnbw'
\nÀ½n¨ t_mw_p-ho­ണ്ടpw s]m«n¨p, Atacn¡!
Bdmbn aWn-¡qdv ]«Ww Nmc-ambn
amdptam I®nÂ\n¶pw bp²-¯n³ sISp-Xn-IÄ?
Ftgm-Sp-]-¯p-sa«pw Bbncw {Iam ho­ണ്ടpw
Xmtgm-«p-a-dn-bp¶p am\p-jÀ acn-¡p¶p.!
C-cp-]Xpw ]¯p-sam¶pw Bbncw \c-_en
sImSp¯p \mK-km¡n ]I¨p t{]Xw-t]mse!
\mev
Bcp­ണ്ടp Xt¶t¸mse Fs¶mcp KÀÆp-sIm ണ്ടp
BcpsS ap¶nÂt¸mepw \n¡p¶p; Ata-cn¡.!
bp²-¯n³ sISp-Xn-IÄ \n¡p¶p shdn-]q­ണ്ടv
hn¯-¯n³ hen-¸hpw Im«p¶p \nc-´cw!
BW-h-bp²w taen XpS-§m-s\m-cp-§p¶p
Bcpta ImWp-In-Ã, Pohn-I-sfm-¶pw-Xs¶.!
BW¯w ImWn-¡p-hm³ Øm]n-¡m\m[n-]Xyw
BWm-bn-¸n-d-¶-h³ Im«p¶p ]ncn-sh-«Â
Aªq-dp-tNÀ¯p-h¨ Bbncw \nc\nc
BW-h-t_mw-_p-Ifpw AhÀX³ I¿n-ep­ണ്ടv
aÀXysâ krãn-Xs¶ bp²-¯n³ \mi-sa-¦nÂ
aÀXy\p XoÀ¡m-\mIpw im´nbpw kulmÀ±hpw
taml\w at\m-lcw a¶n-Xn \ne-\nÀ¯mw
taml-§Ä ]q¯o-Sp¶ im´n-X³ kam-[m\w.!
\mis¯ hnX-bv¡p¶ hn¹hw tht­ണ്ട-th­ണ്ട
\mIs¯ Na-b-¡p¶ kulmÀ±w aXn-aXn
A©v
H¶Ã ]¯pw-tNÀ¯v `qtKm-f-sam-¶p-t]mse
I¯n-bv¡m-\-ta-cn-¡, XnS¡w Im«o-Sp¶p.!
Ccp-¶q-dp-Zn-h-k-§Ä XpS-sc-s¸m-«n-¨n-Sm³
t_mw_p-I-f-ta-cn¡ tiJcw sNbvXp-h¨p.!
Bbp-[-a-lm-_ew cm£-k-th-jw-]q­ണ്ടv
kvt]mSIs¸m§-¨hpw Im«p¶p, Ata-cn¡!
anYy-bm-sW-Ãm-saÃmw aÀXy-\p-tXm-¶o-Sp-hm³
{]mÀ°\ sNbvXp-sh-¶m kÂ^ew h¶o-Sptam?
""Bbp[w th­ണ്ടta-en Blmcw aXn-aXn''
Bthiws]m-§n-b-t¸mÄ "sshäv lukv' sR«n-t]mepw.!
sam¯-¯n hcp-am\w hngp§pw ]Ip-Xnbpw
kXy-¯n Ata-cn¡ Bbp-[-ta-fw-Iq«n!
Bbp-[-h-en-¸s¯ Im«p¶ aln-abpw
Bbp-kp-Ip-d-bv¡p¶ \mis¯ hnX-¨nSpw.!
\mis¯ hnX-bv¡p¶ hn¹hw tht­ണ്ട-th­ണ്ട
\mIs¯ Na-bv¡p¶ kulmÀ±w aXn-aXn!
]pWcmw \ap-¡n\n H¶nbv¡mw ]c-kv]cw
DWÀ¯mw tafw-sIm«n BtamZw ]pe-cs«.!
Bi-bp-am-th-ihpw BIm-iw-t]m-se-Xs¶
`qanbpw tNc-thWw kulmÀ± ktµ-i-¯nÂ!
k´Xw \ap-s¡Ãmw Bi-bv¡p-h-I-\ÂIpw
kt´mjw XfnÀ¡s«, bp²hpw \ne-bv¡s«!
Bdv
H¶m-Wp-\-½-sfÃmw kvt\l-¯m hÀ¯nt¡Ww
H¶n-¨p-I-gn-bp-hm³ bp²-§Ä XzPn-¡pI.!
\mis¯ hnX-bv¡p¶ bp²-§Ä tht ണ്ടth­ണ്ട
\mIs¯ Na-bv¡p¶ kulmÀ±w aXn-aXn
hfªp Bbn-c-§Ä _pjnsâ kncm-tI{µw
hnd¨p sshäv lukv ]{X-¯n h¶p hmÀ¯!
k±mapw ]p{X-·mcpw _mKvZmZv hn«p-t]m-Im³
I¸n¨p _pjp-ho­ണ്ടpw [n¡mcw Im«pw-a-«nÂ.!
kz´amw `h-\-¯n ]mÀ¡p-hm³ Ign-bntÃ?
_Ô-§Ä I­ണ്ടp-sIm­ണ്ടv Nn´n¡m \n§-sfÃmw
k±mapw Ip«n-Ifpw t]mIWw cmPyw-hn«p
_p±qtk.! \n\-¡nXp tbmPn¨ [À½-amtWm?
t]m¯nsâ `mj-t]mse tIÄ¡p¶p temI-sa§pw
kvt\l-¯m Iog-S-¡m³ ]äm-¯-tem-I-anÃ
"F®-bv¡p-thണ്ട-­n-am{Xw càhpw Nn´-th­.!'
F®-¯n s]cp-Ip¶p aÀXysâ ap{Zm-hmIyw.!
Xncn¨p hnfn-bv¡Ww Xcn¼pw aSn-th­ണ്ട
acn-¨p-Po-hn-bv¡msX temIs¯ Im¡-thWw.!
\mis¯ hnX-bv¡p¶ bp²-§Ä tht­ണ്ട-.! th­ണ്ട.!
        \m-Is¯ Na-bv¡p¶ kulmÀ±w aXn
           aXn.!

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