“Magnolias Have Large Petals” from the Tamil poet Avvaiyar | மடல்பெரிது தாழை

A poem about size and true strength by the 12th century Tamil woman, poet, and saint Avvaiyar. From her collection, “The Word that Endures.”

Moothurai 12, “Madal perithu thazhai.”

Translated from the Tamil by Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma
GIVE, EAT, AND LIFE: POEMS OF AVVAIYAR
Red Hen Press, Los Angeles