സെൽഫി ഭ്രമം ( Selfie Craze )

മലമുകളിലെ അതി മനോഹര കാഴ്ച 

താഴെ അതി രമണീയം, അതി സുന്ദരമാം താഴ്വര 

പക്ഷെ അജയൻ ദൃശ്യം പൂർണമായി ആസ്വദിച്ചില്ല ...

അവൻ്റെ ശ്രദ്ധ മുഴുവൻ ക്യാമറയുടെ പല കോണുകളിൽ

ചിത്രം എഫ്ബിയിൽ, ഇൻസ്റ്റാഗ്രാമിൽ, സോഷ്യൽ മീഡിയയിൽ 

 വരുമ്പോൾ ഉള്ള കോളിളക്കം! 

ആ നിമിഷത്തെ ഓർത്തു , താലോലിച്ചു 

സെൽഫി എടുക്കുമ്പോൾ 

കാലുകൾ തെന്നിയതോ 

താഴെ,  താഴെ, താഴേക്കു വീഴുന്നതോ 

അവനറിഞ്ഞില്ല ...... 

This  Malayalam  poem titled "Selfie Brahmam" (Selfie Craze) was contributed by me to the Poetic Prism organized by the The culture center of Vijayawada and Amaravati (CCVA) in November 2018.

The English version titled " Exciting Selfie" which was published earlier in my blog is reproduced below:-

From the cliff top

exquisite, stunning view

of the landscape, the valley below

Ajay thought it beautiful

but couldn't dwell on it

He was busy adjusting camera

for better n better angles

visualizing the impact, it's thunder

on FB, instagram,other social media

this pleasant thought and feeling lingered

even as he slipped and fell into valley

down, down, down below....

Danger in a click:  ( incidents in the state of Karnataka alone)

Feb: 12,2016: Three medical students drown in Visveshwaraya canal, Mandya
Jul 18, 2016: Two drown after falling into Alekhan waterfall in Charmadi Ghat, Chikmagaluru
Jul 25, 2017: Man dies while trying to take sekfie with captive elephant in Banneghatta National park
Sept 26, 2017 Student drowns in temple tank in Ramanagaram during photo session
Oct 3, 2017: Three students run over by train while trying to take a selfie
Oct 18, 2017: Man slips off Channagiri peak while taking a photo of himself 
Jul 15,2018: Two software engineers fall into Kaveri river during a group photo session