This is a Photograph and a Masterpiece.
An ibis flying alone to the heavens above, with the sunset in the background.
A picture, that all the kids draw in the school perhaps with its pair.
Here it is captured flying alone. This is a Photograph. A masterpiece.
Apt for the following lines of Kambar.
தா இல் பொன் தலத்தின் நல் தவத்தினோர்கள் தங்கு தாள்
பூ உயிர்த்த கற்பகப் பொதும்பர் புக்கு ஒதுங்குமால்
ஆவி ஒத்த அன்பு சேவல் கூவ வந்து அணைந்து இடா
ஓவியப் புறாவின் மாடு இருக்க ஊடு பேடையே.
Meaning:
Art in Ayodhya was so realistic that the male bird flew towards one of those in the paintings above the corridors, thinking that it is his female love. The painting was so real causing this deception. On seeing this the female bird waiting and watching from afar misunderstood the male bird for breaking away and hence she went flying alone towards the heavens with tears in her eyes.
Note:
( Kambar was very careful that you should not appreciate the beauty of the spectacularly real painting but get the grip of the emotion in the loss of a loved one. What a poetic premonition of the impending future of Sita, Rama separation in the great epic?! Of the million posts I have given on FB, this one is the heaviest of all. I have never read a story as sad as this one!).
Wish:
Valentine’s Day is not for all. It is for those in love, forever. May the daybreak with all the love they are looking for.Happy Valentine’s day.
Srirangam Ramesh