ivaaLa idi iTlaa ayiMda`ni baadhapaDataavEM?
nee kalalu kallalayi`naTlu kaMgaaru paDataavEM?
nEstaM! ma`nakidi maa`moolEgaa!
nerrulicci`na`meTTa neeTicukkalakOsaM coosi`naTlu,
nEllOdaakku`nna vitta`naM molakkOsaM
neerupOsi`nODu edurucoosi`naTlu,
nireexaNa tappadugaa!
ika iMtakaalapu aaSaabhaMgamayiMda`ni
aa kaLla`neMduku alaa ooTabaavulu cEstaavu?
errani aaSaya`mE eMDa`maavigaa maariMda`ni,
eMduku`kaMgaarupaDataavu?
aaSayaM aMTE EmaMta goppa!
akshara sRUshTEgA!
nEnaMTAnu neevu akshara hatuDivi...
tappulEdu..
dharmarAju abaddhapu aksharaM
aSvaddhaamanu caMpiMdi.
tappulEdu..
kavirAju aksharamO,
kaaral maarks aKsharamO,
tappudaari paTTiMciMdaMTAvA!
tappulEdu,
carvitacaraNa`mE idi
ayinaagaa`nee tappulEdu.
raa! vacceyyi..
paccani prapaMcaM pilustOMdi.
siMdooraannodilEsi baMdookaannodilEsi
aDavi baaTanodilEsi aaraaTaa`nnodilEsi
aaSayaala baaTalalO errada`naa`nnodilEsi
aalOca`na saagiMcu, a`nvEshaNa jaripiMcu.
ma`nO`mayaM,` a`naa`mayaM,
SaaMti`mayaM hRUdaalayaM
velugubaaTa vuMdokkaTi
veDadaaM ra`mmaMTOMdi.
nEstaM!
sthalaaleppuDoo satataharitaalai phaliMcavu,
bhagavadvicitra racita`mai`na hRUdayaala`nnee
okErakaMgaa spaMdiMcavu.
ka`nneeTicukkallO kalalni cooDaTaM,
mohaMlOMci vishaadaa`nnoMpEyaDaM,
haayigaa, ciru`navvu jallu kuripiMcaDaM
nee tatkshaNa kartavyaM.
hRUdayaM satataharita`maina`naaDu -
xudra`mai`na ee vyavasthaladE`muMdi,
prapaMca`maMtaa aaSala cigurlu poostaayi
aaSayaalu phalistaayi
SaaMtiSaaluvalu kappuku`nna
bhavishyadvihaMgaalu
rekkalatO taaLaMvEstoo rEpaTigeetaM paaDataayi.
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I have written this poem in 17th Jan, 1991.
This is just calling back a person from the woods.
Bad luck, he is no more.
5 days back I was showing this to Sri Potukuci.
Discussion on SriSri started there.
Your suggestions, comments are welcome.
Regards
-Madhava-
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