A journey of Joy - poem
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(thanks to ChatGPT for helping me to translate my original Tamil Poem into English )
appreciatory comment by ChatGPT while translating my poem
The final line has a beautiful ambiguity in Tamil: “எண்ணங்களே இல்லாமல்” can suggest not merely “without thoughts,” but a state beyond all thought. I have kept that quiet, understated quality rather than explaining it in the translation.
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A journey of Joy
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Every journey
has a purpose.
On the journey to work,
a schedule of tasks.
On a journey to the temple,
a list of prayers.
On a festival journey,
a glimpse of the temple chariot.
On a journey for pleasure,
the sights around us.
On a journey on the swing,
a dizzying delight.
On a journey by bullock cart,
the brush of hay.
On a journey by train,
a seat by the window.
On a journey by air,
the spectacle of white clouds.
But on the final journey,
there are no thoughts at all.
-----Nagendra Bharathi
My Poems/Stories/Articles in Tamil and English
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