<div style="background:#fff;border:#bbb dashed 1px;padding:5px"><a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=480659" style="color:#000;text-decoration:none"><div style="margin:10px 0"><strong>Rocking on the Bay of Bengal</strong></div><div style="margin:10px 0">Standing on the sea-board, <br>I stared out to the bay<br>and got gripped into the fears<br>as the frothing waves were lashing against<br>the boat, arranged for our trip around.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">When a strong wave was surging, <br>our fisher-folk lugged the boat into the sea, <br>and called us all to jump into it.<br> The sea was calm to them being tamed, <br>but the waves were hissing at us.<br>We were holding tight a rope<br>that moved the boat straight over the waves.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">The engine at the back <br>gave momentum to the tiny vessel<br>and succor to our hope of easy sail.<br>We were heading towards the open sea<br>sailing across the thoughts of wonder.<br>Some sea-urchins were hovering around us<br>But we were warned not to touch them<br>as it would cause itching all over the body.</div><div style="margin:10px 0">Our boat went off a place of swirls.<br>“If we get into it, full fathom five <br>we will go down and lie”-they smiled. <br>We pleaded them to turn back.<br>They stopped the engine <br>and the boat was rocked <br>on a blue expanse of water.<br>I felt how could I have fallen asleep<br>When my mother swung me in the cradle<br>tied at the branch of a Neem tree in our garden, <br>singing songs of folk and myth.<br>Tears welled from my eyes! </div><div style="margin:10px 0">“ We would dropp anchor in the bay<br>and kip for a while on the boat at night<br>dreaming dreams of wonder and horror”, <br>Our fisher-folk said and brought us ashore.</div><div style="margin:10px 0"><br /></a><br />poem by <a href="http://en.citatepedia.ro/by.php?a=Rajendran+Muthiah">Rajendran Muthiah</a><div class=q> <img src="https://www.citatepedia.ro/g/32share.png" style="float:left" alt="Share"> <script type="text/javascript" src="//s7.addthis.com/js/300/addthis_widget.js#pubid=citatepedia" async="async"></script><div style="display:inline-block" class="addthis_sharing_toolbox" data-url="http://en.citatepedia.ro/comments.php?id=480659" data-title="Rocking on the Bay of Bengal de Rajendran Muthiah" data-description="Standing on the sea-board, I stared out to the bay and got gripped into the fears as the frothing waves were lashing against the boat, arranged for our trip around. When a strong wave was surging, our fisher-folk lugged the boat into the sea, ..."></div> </div> </div>

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