strI vAdam - vacana kavita ??

Ramabhadra Dokka (sdokka@st6000.sct.edu)
Sat, 6 Apr 1996 22:00:52 -0500 (EST)

vElUri vAru pampistunna, strI vAda kavitalu bAgunnAyi. Especially,
I was impressed by that thought provoking piece from "jaya praBa" gAru.
Following is my attempt to put into words(I named it a vacana kavita for
my satisfaction..:)), 'what went on in my mind', after I read the
poem by Smt sAvitri gAru. These are just my opinions and only mine and
of course, I invite your comments as usual..:-)

strI vAdam !!
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kODaLLugA vaccinappaTi kashTAlannI -
attalu kAgAnE maraci pOtAru,
kaTnam kOrE vADini kAdanTAru kAnI -
annala peLLiLLalO ADapaDucu lAnCanAla daggarninDI
annI kAvAlanTAru,
kUturiki alluDini konaDam kOsam -
kanna koDukuni saitam 'amma'kAniki peDatAru,
kaTTukonna vADiki peTTaDam lEdani -
kanna vArini saitam kAladannutAru !

mukkU mokham teliyani vADu 'naccADA ?' - anTE,
talalUputU peLLiki sidhdhamai pOtAru,
nIku bAsaTagA 'nEnunnA nAnnA..' anTU -
tanDri tOnainA, taletti palukaru,
tamanu sAdhincE adhikAram yitarula kappaginci -
tAmu 'abala'lu gAnE unDi pOtAru,
asalI strIvAdulalO sagam mandi -
tAmu mATlADEdEdO telisE mATlADutAru !!

kartavyAnni gurtincani vanita
ninAdAlalOnE munigi pOtundi,
antarmathanamlO AtmanivEdanam kAvistU,
'artha BAgam'gAnE migili pOtundi !

strI lOncE puDutundi strI vAdam !
antu lEnidI antasswEdam !!
mArpu kOrE jAti saitam - mArAlI mundu sAntam !
manassantA para swAntam !! - yI carita kEdI antam ??

regards...

- Ram (Ramabhadra Dokka from sdokka@st6000.sct.edu)