Not a Feminist Poem! - Jayaprabha

Rao Veluri (rveluri@smtpgate.anl.gov)
Thu, 20 Mar 97 16:29:36 CST 

     
     Friends:
     
     Don't get excited! Don't reach for your sheathed sabres 
     stashed scimitars to send them for sharpening!
     
     After all, this is not a feminist poem by the foremost
     feminist poet, jayaprabha. She used one of the 'symbolic'
     heroes of Sree viSwanaatha satyanaaraayaNa; may be in an 
     otherwise symbolic way! That's all!
     
               
                 veeravallaDE vaaDu!
     
                                     - jayaprabha              
     
        veeravallaDE vaaDu!
        emDalO vaanalO
        digakaarE camaTalatO
        carmam valici ceppulu kuTTE
        goppa baanisa prEmatO
        ekaraalekaraalalO pamTalu pamdimcina vaaDu
        accamgaa saccannaraayaNa kalalu ganna 
        veeravallaDE vaaDu
     
        taraalatarabaDi tana raktamtO sEvimcaakaa kooDaa
        aakali tappa migilimdEmee lEdani
        teeraa teliSaakaa dimma tirigaakaa
        ippuDu kooDaa veera
        vallDE vaaDu!
     
        kaakapOtE appaTlaa
        bamDilO garisela dhaanyaanni padilamgaa imTiki cErustoo
        cEtilO carnaakolatO vinayamgaa lEDu
        imka kalpa vRkshaalaki kaapalaa kaayaDam maanEsi
        asalaa modaLLE narikeyyaalani deekshatO
        gamDra goDDaLLani teevramgaa padunu peDutunnaaDu!
     
        [viswanaatha vaari veeravallaDu cadivi]
     
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        This poem is from jayaprabha's collection, entitled
        'yaSOdharaa ee vagapemdukE!' (1993). Some time ago,
        Sree Chowdary Jampala has introduced this collection
        of poems by jayaprabha to telusa-ers and scit-ers. 
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        Regards.
     
        Posted by
     
        Venkateswara Rao Veluri