The meenachil river branched off into two major tributaries at that liquid junction. The waters were muddy green after the night rains. The dawn arose gently caressing the waters with sunlight. A distant sun hesitantly was making his solemn divine appearance. The sky was golden-red hued: the green fields lay languid as if spread on the morning sky. The branch to the left went to the Mahadeva temple and then into the fields of Kolappuram then to the Arabian sea ~ the branch to the right went through many coconuts farms and reached the newly built Church near Chiraakakam. and continued. also naturally to the Arabian sea. Two chundan vallam-s were going towards the direction of the temple and a kettu vallam was gently moving towards the direction of the church. . A woman was walking with a child across the fields. A cow was grazing near by, in her early morning hunger.Many sprarrows intonated new songs in the morning breeze. The squirrels occasionally added their squeal-style notes too. The symphony merged with the fragrance of chempakam wafting in the air. “KOOY” ~the fish-vendor in a tiny boat, howled arrival~ all cats fully alerted Notes ~ chundan vallam ~ A medium sized country boat with a beak (a decorative whorl) at the two ends kettu vallam ~ large country boat generally used to carry rice, coconut etc from the fields and farms. chempakam : Michelia Champaca (Magnoliaceae) - Champak - Golden Champa http://www.agrisources.com/herbs/micheliachampaca.html |