POEM FROM TAMIL LITERATURE THAT BRINGS OUT THE DEEP AGONY EXPERIENCED BY A LOVE SICK WOMAN

The aesthetic part of the poem AGONIZING NIGHT  is that the girl could hear the muffled sound of the chiming of a cow’s bell as the cow is trying to drive out the buzzing flies and in her anxiety wanted to know whether any other soul in the village could hear the sound.

AGONIZING NIGHT

My eyes can't control my tears

I can't bear this torment

furthermore, the horrid isolation

of this bitter cold winter night.

Cold Showers pour incessantly

what's more, the gnawing winds

blow hard through the downpour.

Each time the cow sways her head

to keep at bay  the buzzing flies

Her bells start chiming softly.

will there be any other individual

in this town

who hears that melodic sound

APPEARANCE - FACIAL EXPRESSIONS - PART ONE

beam, noun

a wide and happy smile

beam, verb

to have a big happy smile on your face

blush, verb

to become red in the face because you are embarrassed due to shame, modesty or confusion

blush, noun

the red colour that spreads over one’s face due to embarrassment

countenance

a person’s look or their expression

downcast

depressed or low in spirit

expression

a look on a person’s face that shows their thoughts or feelings

frown, verb

to give evidence of displeasure or disapproval by bringing eyebrows close together

frown, noun

an angry or worried expression on a person’s face

girn, verb

to deliberately pull your face into a silly or unpleasant shape('Girn' began as a spelling variant of 'grin', but quickly took on a meaning of its own)

glazed

showing no feeling or emotion and marked by lack of expression

glower

to look in an angry, aggressive way to show annoyance or displeasure

grimace, verb

to make a disagreeable expression with one’s face to show pain, or hatred

grimace,noun

an ugly expression made by twisting your face, usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain

grin

a broad smile

gurn, verb

intentionally twist one’s face into a silly or offensive manner

hangdog

look sad or remorseful

leer, verb

to look or smile at somebody in a way that shows an immoral, evil or sexual interest explicitly

leer , noun

an appalling look or smile that shows somebody is interested in a person in an evil way

In this outlandish poem, A HERON'S TESTIMONY, the poet expresses the fear of a girl about the flirty nature of the lover. She takes comfort in the thought that there stood a Heron as a silent witness to the marriage and may stand testimony in case of any breach of faith by the man.

A HERON'S TESTIMONY

At the hour when my sweetheart

Married me subtly,

There were no one to authenticate

However, the cheat himself

if he retracts  on his promise

what else is there to do?

However, there stood a heron

on thin, greenish legs

fashioned like a millet's stem

searching for fish

in the shallow stream

NEW WORDS IN THE DICTIONARY PART TWO

jeggings

pants for women, made of stretchable fabric that stretches and fit firmly over the legs and resemble jeans

lolz

fun, laughter or something that is amusing

misremember

to remember  something  incorrectly

mouthfeel

the sensation created by food or drink in the mouth

overthink

to think about something too much incessantly

peeps

often used to refer informally to the group of people friends, colleagues or people that are addressed in a group email, blog , etc.

photobomb

the act of damaging a photograph by suddenly appearing or doing something unexpected as the picture is taken and  it is being taken as a prank

planking

the activity of lying precariously  and in a dangerous place in order to take a photograph to post on the social networking sites

selfie

an image that includes oneself and another person or as part of a group typically with a smartphone usually put on a social networking site

spendy

expensive

spork

a multipurpose eating utensil shaped like a spoon at one end and a fork at the other end

troll

to post false or insulting, inflammatory, irrelevant, or offensive messages and comments in Internet chat rooms in order to rub  the wrong way with someone

unfriend

to remove somebody from a list of designated friends or contacts on a social networking website

upcycle

to treat an item that has already been used in such a way that the resulting product is of a higher value than the original item

voluntourism

a form of tourism in which volunteers work as needed by the community where one is vacationing

webinar

a live online educational presentation or seminar that is conducted online during which participants can interact with the resource person and submit questions and comments

In this bizarre poem, THE AGONY OF LOVE, the poet expresses  the agony of a lovelorn woman and her desperate cry due to the absence of her beloved in her vicinity

THE AGONY OF LOVE

I feel compelled to stir up

furthermore, shatter things

to hit and break my head,

to shout out vicious screams

as though in a distraught craze.

The cool night wind

fuels the fire of affection in me

Yet, this insensitive town

is pleasantly resting

(Everything the young lady said to her companion)

NEW WORDS IN THE DICTIONARY PART ONE 

artisan

a person who practices a trade or handicraft and produces food and drink made in a traditional way

bezzie or bestie

used to describe an intimate friend

blog

a website that contains online personal reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks, videos, and photographs provided by the writer

bloggable

appropriate material to be a topic for a blog

bromance

an intimate friendship between two men

chatspeak

a very casual kind of language that is used in chat rooms on the Internet

clickjacking

the act of including hyperlinks to documents on the Internet, making clients buy, perform activities on social networking sites, etc without their knowledge

contactless

connecting with the innovative technology that permits a little plastic card used to store data electronically, cell phone, and so on to contact an electronic gadget that it isn't associated with, generally to make an online payment

crowdsourcing

the activity of getting information and The practice of obtaining needed services, ideas, and help for a project or a task from a large number of people, typically using the Internet

cyberbully

the posting of mean-spirited text messages emails, about a person on social networking sites, etc. to upset somebody done anonymously

discoverable

that you can find by searching or find effortlessly

epic

impressive or enjoyable extending beyond the usual or ordinary in dimensions or scope

followee

a person, or company who receives frequent brief messages about personal activities of the company

gamification

the process of adding games and the use of elements of game-playing in another activity including education so as to encourage participation

glamping

a type of camping, using more expensive tents and other kinds of accommodation, facilities, etc.

glocal

having features both local and global

hipster

a person who is unusually aware of and interested in what is fashionable in clothes, music, etc.

In this great poem, LOVE’S GULLIBILITY, the poet expresses  the blind love of  girls towards their lovers who had gone in pursuit of wealth leaving them to  languish but at the same time wishing them well in their endeavor

POEM

LOVE’S GULLIBILITY

Assuming it is bravery

to get rid of affection and graciousness

what's more, withdraw from the quest for riches

leaving us to lament

Let men maintain their poise

but the womenfolk stay

fools in our affection

Space and Space travel Part two

pod

part of a spacecraft that can be disengaged from the main

probe

a spacecraft without people in the mission that gets information and sends to the earth station

rocket

a spacecraft in the shape of a long, hollow cylinder that is driven by a stream of gases ejected from behind

satellite

a vehicle intended to orbit the earth, the moon, or another celestial body for collecting information.

spacecraft

a vehicle that travels in space

spaceman

a man who travels into space

space probe

a spacecraft without people on board

spaceship

a vehicle that travels in space carrying people

space shuttle

a spacecraft devised to make journeys frequently between the earth and a space station

space station

a large artificial structure sent into space and remains above the earth to serve as a base for scientific observation

spacesuit

a suit equipped with life-supporting facilities that cover the whole body and have a supply of air, allowing somebody to survive and move around in space

spacewalk

the duration that an astronaut spends in space outside a spacecraft

spacewoman

a woman who travels into space

sputnik

earth-orbiting satellites launched by the then Soviet Union from 1957

take-off noun

the moment of the ascent of an aircraft

take off phrasal verb

to leave the ground and begin to fly

voyage

a long expedition by sea or in space

weightlessness

the fact of having or appearing to have no weight due to lack of gravity

In this exceptionally acclaimed poem, Loftier than the earth,the poet expresses her  extreme devotion of a girl towards her lover

Reference:Kurinji or Neelakurinji in Malayalam and Tamil is a shrub that is found in the shola forests of the Western Ghats in Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The purplish-blue flower blossoms only once in 12 years,

SPACE AND SPACE TRAVEL PART 1

aerospace

the industry of building aircraft, vehicles and equipment to be sent into astronaut

a person whose job involves travelling and working in a spacecraft

blast-off   noun

the moment when a spacecraft leaves the ground

booster

a rocket that gives a spacecraft additional  capacity when it leaves the earth

cosmonaut

an astronaut from erstwhile Russia

countdown

the action of counting numbers backward to zero

dock

if two spacecraft  are docked it means they are joined together in space

flying saucer

a spacecraft that  people assert to have seen also knowns as UFO abbreviation unidentified flying object

intergalactic

occurrence between galaxies of stars

interplanetary

phenomenon between planets

interstellar

between the stars in the sky

land

to come down through the air on the surface of the earth

landing

an act of bringing a spacecraft down to the ground after a voyage

launch     verb

launch something to send something such as a spacecraft, weapon, etc. into space, into the sky or through water

launch    noun

launch something to start an activity, especially an organized one

lift-off    noun

the act of a rocket or helicopter leaving the ground and rising into the air

mission

a flight into space

NASA  abbreviation

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (an organization that does research into space and arranges space travel )