it is a trip
away in a village,
the basics being
taken care of.
No Wi- fi- to connect
to the world, mobile
catches the line
at nights,
Being at home
looking at the greenery
watching the pea cocks
dance, the pea hens
running in circles procedural
temptation, The brood runs
across the garden pecking
and picking worms.
No sooner the peacock
opens up its vibrant, colourful
plumes dances with measured
steps as if set to a cadence.
I start with the jathis ,
thaa thithta thai thithai
thalangu thom
the dancer listens to the
rhythmic resonance,
The celestial dance commences
Tha the right foot strikes, Thai left one goes up
the bird swings hearing Thalangu Thom
the jathikattu progresses., momentum
picks up. A genre of a competition
I play the role of the nattuvanar
Peacock swings, sways, circles
opening its feathers in slow motion, I think,
if only Ravi Varma was present!!
Jathi – beats (tha,thitha , thai thitthai , thalangu thom)
jathikattu — combination of beats,
nattuvanar — Dance master.
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