THIS AIN'T! - A SONG FOR LIFE...

This ain't- the morn that should dawn

This ain't- the car I should have

This ain't- the speed I should ride in...

This ain't- the way I should walk

This ain't- the way I should talk

This ain't- the love I should be in...

But I do drive the speed- at break of the dawn

And talk as I walk- and I talk them, my mind

This is my dawn- that I know I do have

And I sing to my dawn, to my love...
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This ain't- the life I wanted

This ain't- the song I would sing

This ain't- the road I should walk-in...

This ain't- the dream I should have

This ain't- the smile I could have

This ain't- the place I should be in...

But I do live to walk- on the road as I sing

And smile as I dream- wherever I be in

This is my life- that I know I do have

And I sing to my life, to my dream...

NEW BEGINNING- "MAITHTHULIKAL..."!

2010 began without much ado. There was nothing new. No excitement. Just a normal humdrum that felt extraordinary, just because the calender read "January 01 2010"! Is that fine? Could that be called normal? Yes. It was. For I am not someone who does things just because everyone else does that thing. But yes. I wanted something to happen this new year. Something creative. Genuine. That which I can call a "New Beginning".

"Maiththulikal"! (Ink drops...)

This thought came up on a dull Sunday evening, while I was frustrated about ... many things! The idea was simple. It would be a tamil blog. But the major factor there was- quality! I've had a minimal formal tamil education. I have read no books that are tamil. Listened though, to my mom reading out tamil stories. I enjoy the sound of the language. Never found patience nor the skills required to read the language!

Then why a blog in tamil?

It's an experiment. I wanted to attempt writing in tamil- so that, I test myself on the language. It would be a test- to prove to myself, basically, that a formal education in any language, is not what is required to kindle interest in the same. It would not be an attempt to honour the language or give life to one of the world's oldest languages! I am not interested in such things. It's a blog, which is in tamil, and which is written by me. My words. My thoughts. My inkdrops...

So, those of you, out there- the ones who can manage reading tamil!

Do visit my tamil blog- http://maiththuli.blogspot.com

Welcome all...!