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
