The Tenant Comments
His breaths stank decay and death unlike
The accustomed smell of toil, and despair
A lingered wish choked out in broken words,
Amid long cough in vague and feeble voice,
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We have this problem too before but with the implementation of Agrarian Reform, .tenants rights have been fully protected. Great presentation, Sir.
The state government of Kerala in their reforms have protected the rights of the tenant long ago.
A great depiction of one of the ills of society. So deeply poignant and heartrending.
It's a true picture of the old society which was dominated by the evils of landlords
Sir you have penned it do well....your reflected the bonding and nurturance on one side and oppression and ruling nature the show on the other hand. The goons and the thirsty doul that passed away unquenched...sir this aspect of society is to be introduced snd understood.
The social system of that time was very much complex. The landless were made to suffer a lot by the landlords. They were oppressed so much that they had to work from dawn to dusk without much return. So many poems and stories have come out on the subject. Thank you Varsha so much
Thank you very much dear friend for the comments. The poem is based on realities that had happened long ago when the landlord-tenant system was prevaing in our region
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A poignant poem that brilliantly depicts a series of unfortunate adversities of a tenant. The lines that add value to this thought provoking poem are: , 'His eyes were rolling like search lights For the drink to cool his parching throat.
Yes dear Dr. Dillip humane considerations were foreign to the cruel landlords. They had looted everything from the helpless tenants. Their cruelty did cross the limits of everything they valued.