Ilankai Tamil Sangam
Association of Tamils of Sri Lanka in the USA
Published by Sangam.org
by Chandi Sinnathurai
When deep calls unto deep
As oceans roll over
And the tide changes
according to the lunar cycle.
The whales and the dolphins
Travel the depths of the ocean...
Searching for giant squids
While the migratory birds
Are sniffing the jet stream
In the direction of melting snow
and warmer climbs.
The polar bears climb out from their hibernation
Having heard the rush of the school of salmons
Swimming against the swift current!
From the melting caps of ice
On the artic circle a host of voices is heard...
The singing 'nuns' of dolphins returns to feed their young
after a long dark winter.
The virgin buds begin to bloom
The cocoons yield the long awaiting flight
This is how freedom comes and life begins...
This is how nature teaches man to explore meaning.
In every sunset there is dawn.
As long as there is time and space
The struggle for emancipation cannot cease.
Man will continue...
traversing a moment in life
And some times...in history
transcending a moment in life.
Call that moment freedom, if you will.
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