Saturn

Malayalam Original : Balachandran Chullikadu

Translation : Santosh alex

Renowned Malayalam poet and film actor. His collection of poems published are "Pathinettu kavithakal", "Amaavaasi", "Ghazal", "Maanasaantharam", "Dracula" etc. A collection of his complete poems, Balachandran Chullikkadinte Kavithakal (The Poems of Balachandran Chullikkad) (2000) was published by DC Books, Kottayam, They have also published the book of his memoirs, Chidambarasmarana (2001). He married the Malayalam poetess Vijayalaksmi. He has participated in many national literary seminars organised by Central Academy of Letters, India.

Saturn

At dawn

Somebody called me

and I opened the door

It was the palmist

There was a blind parrot in

Her cage.

She said I will tell your future

I said , No

She said , I will tell you the past

I said, don’t make me recollect those

She said, You  are having a bad time

I said , I will take it

Hey blind parrot

Hey blind parrot

What do you see ?

The parrot from the seven seas said

You will face problems

regarding earth, water, time ,

money , heart and family

I smiled and said

Keep the trick to yourself

I too know little bit of black magic

The palmist

and the parrot left cursing me.

Before it was noon

I became blind