A SCENE AT THE SEA-SHORE
Sometime ago, I had written and published in my Blog, a Tamil poem about my walk on the sea-shore along with my little Grand Daughter.
(https://kanithottam.blogspot.com/2021/01/blog-post_17.html) .
My eldest Grand Daughter had asked if there was an English version of the poem. As I did not want to disappoint her, I translated it, in the form of an English Poem! Here it is, for your reading pleasure!
V.Ramesh
A SCENE AT THE SEA-SHORE
The Sea-waves wearing a
Silver Crown
Caress the sandy
shores of brown
Cool-wind over my body
blows
Finding its way
through layers of clothes
The warm sunrays from
the big blue sky
To some extent, does
the cold nullify
The clouds are spraying
little droplets
Wetting my clothes and
the sand carpet
The feel of the raindrops
falling on my face
Fills my mind with Joy
and Peace.
When I am standing
still on the shore
Small waves come to
caress my feet
The Strong Big waves
come rushing at me
and they chase me back
and I retreat!
As the waves recede,
into to the Sea
They burrow a pit,
below my feet!
As the sand gets pulled
from under my toes
I feel it causing a
tickle in my sole!
I walk for a while
with my Grand daughter
Holding her small little
hands in mine,
Savoring the glory of the
morning Sun,
As he rises from the
sea, on the ease sky-line.
When the rays of the Sun
and the wave crests meet
The whole sea turns
into a silver plate.
We walk on the shore,
leaving footprints on the sand
And the play of the waves
won't let them long stand.
But the picture of the Sun
and the shimmering silver sea
Will stay in my heart,
etched in memory!
















