Triveni Journal

1927 | 11,233,916 words

Triveni is a journal dedicated to ancient Indian culture, history, philosophy, art, spirituality, music and all sorts of literature. Triveni was founded at Madras in 1927 and since that time various authors have donated their creativity in the form of articles, covering many aspects of public life....

The Tryst

Matirattan

(Translated by P. N. Appuswami from the original poem in Tamil)

Hard by our village lies a pool;
Not far from the pool a little forest stream,
And a grove, where none resort,
But white-winged herons on the feed.
I shall be going thither to gather
Red water-lilies for the hair.
And she, my most innocent fair,
She too will be there.