One day I want to fly as a bird
to the edges of paradise
and look at the mud below
from the sky above
Will I still see the sea of sorrow
or the mountains of joy?
Will there be tears of sorrow in my one eye
and tears of joy in the other?
I know not.
But here are some patterns with the birds of paradise.
Enjoy! - mOhana
I am uploading the eight-cornered star. I call it trivENi saMgama because this is a confluence of science, arts and literature. I have given two mat-like patterns with the basic motif shown on the top right. The poem inscribed in the star begins at the top horizontal line. The full poem in telugu script is given at the bottom right. It is an invocation to goddess sarasvati. I'll give the English transliteration and the meaning after it is uploaded as I cannot load the full text.
Regards! - mOhana
muggu in telugu means rangOli. It is also called mruggu. But in modern
telugu, the r sound for words beginning with compound letters containing r
is omitted. The letter mu is given in green, the gu sound is given in blue.
The second g sound in muggu is called ottu and is given by the symbol below
gu in red. In the top two figures, they form a 3- and 4- petal flower-like
patterns. In the bottom two, the u sounds in gu form the blue S-like motif.
The top left pattern is a Sierpinski triangle that occurs in fractal geometry.
Enjoy! Regards! - mOhana
Ferns are so beautiful to see. Here is a forest of ferns to hike through.
The word fern reminds one of the nostalgia of youth in the autumn of life.
One such poem yearning for the golden days of youth is the Fern Hill of
Dylan Thomas. The closing lines of that poem are given below:
Oh as I was young and easy in the mercy of his means,
Time held me green and dying
Though I sang in my chains like the sea. - Dylan Thomas
The full poem and details may be viewed hereunder:
http://www.gonemild.com/2008_10_01_gonemild.html
Regards! - mOhana
The other day I raided Lakshmiji's kitchen for some chili peppers.
Today I am raiding latAji's kitchen for some ladyfingers (okra).
Enjoy the OkrArt! Regards! - mOhana
Laksmiji, the next item I am borrowing from your kitchen is red chili.
Here are some flowery patterns with red chilis! Enjoy, but don't eat
them too much! Regards - mOhana
In lIlASuka's SrIkRshNa karNAmRtam, there is a SlOka (sragviNi metre)
which runs like this:
aMganA maMganA maMtarE mAdhavO
mAdhavaM mAdhavaM cAMtarE nAMganA
ittha mAkalpitE maMDalE madhyagaH
saMjagau vENunA dEvakInaMdanaH
He stands between two dancing damsels
and there is a woman between two identities of His
At the centre of the circle constructed thus
dEvakI's son plays the flute,
O, what a divine melody!
This is the first poem in rAsakrIDAshTakam.
I cannot draw peacocks like many of you.
I thought a feather will do to represent Him.
Regards! - mOhana
