Winter

To winter is to enter into a spirit Of illumed triumph of Karthikeya Portending the end of a season's demonic beat While waken Devas of curving ozonic vista Witness by Vishnu's Ekadasi Muran's devilish defeat On which Vaikuntam throngs open with praises That people fast to realise a fact That Andal practised through her verses With the Lord with devout fervour to unite Holy abluted in the wintry aurora hours Soul-strung garlands adorning the Lord bespoken elite Winter welcomes warm and never freezes Winter is warm yet freezes astounded Whilst coupled to Thiruvadirai the night-long moon Verity of unending space unveiled When Lord Shiva danced to our fortune Thence that Winter has been laureled Of festivities artistically flourishing Cymbals of Bhajans on streets loaded Winter bears sacred springs outpouring Everyone soused soulfully ere wakes the sun clouded Afresh, anew like the new crops growing Winter pleads to shrivel our sins heaped Then of good consequence of good karma on harvesting