The Critic's Choice
Facebook is a flooded river,carrying a lot of good things and bad things,bursting its
banks due to the endless addition of new stuff in every split second.It also looks like
a conveyor belt in the airport,on which luggage pieces of all shapes and sizes,and
sometimes tagged chakka,move slowly,up and down,left and right,looking forward or
backward ,for a reunion with their owners.Recently,I saw a hapless suitcase,wide open,
sans its contents.The state of some fb posts are also similar.There's no substance in
them.Like the owners of suitcases,those who post in fb care only for their posts.
I'm not referring to SK's poems in any way,but trying to share some thoughts that
flashed through my mind.
Romeo and Juliet fall in love,with unbridled passion.Their 'dhyana guru',Friar
Laurence is alarmed by the uncontrollable passion of Romeo,and foreseeing the
potential dangers,he advises Romeo:
Friar Laurence
These violent delights have violent ends
And in their triumph die,like fire and powder
Which,as they consume;the sweetest honey
Is loathsome in its own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite
Therefore love moderately,long love doth so
Too swift arrives as tardy as too low
( Romeo and Juliet,Act 2,Scene 2)
Friar Laurence says that ,even the sweetest honey becomes tasteless with overuse
(cekidikkuka),so too much love could lead to disaster.Adhikamayal amruthum visam.
In some respects,this advice is applicable to SK,because even if his poems are good,the
readers may feel 'chekadippu' if poems are published daily.
Poetry is a passion for SK.It's most positive and encouraging,but the downside is the
difficulty to sustain the high standards.Last year ,Tintu Luka started a race with over-
enthusiasm,went ahead from the start,exhausted herself,and her race lay in tatters towards
the finishing line.
Of the many poems published recently,'Kavitha vishayam' is my favourite,due to
the novelty of the theme,and due to the dialogue or chat form.Maybe it's a new form
of poetry called 'chattu kavitha'.I think SK is unwittingly influenced by his chat culture.
Chatting is like a long train ,moving on and on slowly,it's like a tennis game,of which
the movement of the ball is '' urulakku uppery''.I'm of the opinion that this poem
should have been longer.
Incidentally,I would like to mention that I have written the draft of a satire called ''Kindi
Chor's International Academy of Thieves' in which chatting and cheating are included
in the curriculum for crooks.Professor Chatterjee,who teaches chat/cheat to the crooks
says:
You should sustain the interest of the the girl on the other end,like Maradonna balancing
the ball on his head.Keep her pleased,praised and entertained no matter how long it takes.
Never drop the ball."
' Kavithavishayam' is humourous.The irony in this poem is that the girl starts the
conversation.She wants to know why the poet always harps on the theme of pranayam
and viraham.The conversation progresses very lively,like a tennis game.The girl reveals
her attitude to Pranayam,which is utter frustration.She says that she has had enough of
pranayam.I'm not sure whether 'nairashyam' is more suitable in the place of 'viraham'.
I think 'viraham' is a condition of frustration, of temporaray separation of lovers from
one another,which triggered classics such as 'meghasandesham' and 'mayurasandesham.
The girl seem to suggest that she has been cheated by one or more lovers.
premichu poothiyum kothiyum
mathiyayi...........
premam vanchikkum chathikkum
The climax,as it were,is when the poet says:
innathe kavitha vishayam kitti
The humour is enhanced by the girl's comment that she should have been very
careful in talking to the poet,because apparently,he knows all her secrets.
The visuals are very suitable for the poem.The girl's body language shows
love,intimacy,beauty and a sense of humour.
Very interesting because of the novelty of the theme and because of the dialogue
format.
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see other photos and videos in my profile.
Facebook is a flooded river,carrying a lot of good things and bad things,bursting its
banks due to the endless addition of new stuff in every split second.It also looks like
a conveyor belt in the airport,on which luggage pieces of all shapes and sizes,and
sometimes tagged chakka,move slowly,up and down,left and right,looking forward or
backward ,for a reunion with their owners.Recently,I saw a hapless suitcase,wide open,
sans its contents.The state of some fb posts are also similar.There's no substance in
them.Like the owners of suitcases,those who post in fb care only for their posts.
I'm not referring to SK's poems in any way,but trying to share some thoughts that
flashed through my mind.
Romeo and Juliet fall in love,with unbridled passion.Their 'dhyana guru',Friar
Laurence is alarmed by the uncontrollable passion of Romeo,and foreseeing the
potential dangers,he advises Romeo:
Friar Laurence
These violent delights have violent ends
And in their triumph die,like fire and powder
Which,as they consume;the sweetest honey
Is loathsome in its own deliciousness
And in the taste confounds the appetite
Therefore love moderately,long love doth so
Too swift arrives as tardy as too low
( Romeo and Juliet,Act 2,Scene 2)
Friar Laurence says that ,even the sweetest honey becomes tasteless with overuse
(cekidikkuka),so too much love could lead to disaster.Adhikamayal amruthum visam.
In some respects,this advice is applicable to SK,because even if his poems are good,the
readers may feel 'chekadippu' if poems are published daily.
Poetry is a passion for SK.It's most positive and encouraging,but the downside is the
difficulty to sustain the high standards.Last year ,Tintu Luka started a race with over-
enthusiasm,went ahead from the start,exhausted herself,and her race lay in tatters towards
the finishing line.
Of the many poems published recently,'Kavitha vishayam' is my favourite,due to
the novelty of the theme,and due to the dialogue or chat form.Maybe it's a new form
of poetry called 'chattu kavitha'.I think SK is unwittingly influenced by his chat culture.
Chatting is like a long train ,moving on and on slowly,it's like a tennis game,of which
the movement of the ball is '' urulakku uppery''.I'm of the opinion that this poem
should have been longer.
Incidentally,I would like to mention that I have written the draft of a satire called ''Kindi
Chor's International Academy of Thieves' in which chatting and cheating are included
in the curriculum for crooks.Professor Chatterjee,who teaches chat/cheat to the crooks
says:
You should sustain the interest of the the girl on the other end,like Maradonna balancing
the ball on his head.Keep her pleased,praised and entertained no matter how long it takes.
Never drop the ball."
' Kavithavishayam' is humourous.The irony in this poem is that the girl starts the
conversation.She wants to know why the poet always harps on the theme of pranayam
and viraham.The conversation progresses very lively,like a tennis game.The girl reveals
her attitude to Pranayam,which is utter frustration.She says that she has had enough of
pranayam.I'm not sure whether 'nairashyam' is more suitable in the place of 'viraham'.
I think 'viraham' is a condition of frustration, of temporaray separation of lovers from
one another,which triggered classics such as 'meghasandesham' and 'mayurasandesham.
The girl seem to suggest that she has been cheated by one or more lovers.
premichu poothiyum kothiyum
mathiyayi...........
premam vanchikkum chathikkum
The climax,as it were,is when the poet says:
innathe kavitha vishayam kitti
The humour is enhanced by the girl's comment that she should have been very
careful in talking to the poet,because apparently,he knows all her secrets.
The visuals are very suitable for the poem.The girl's body language shows
love,intimacy,beauty and a sense of humour.
Very interesting because of the novelty of the theme and because of the dialogue
format.
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