namaskAraM The last few lines of the poem have given completely a new dimension for the poem. At first it looked like an ordinary poem which is describing a cook. Finally, this took a male chauviistic turn in the line "EmaitEnEM ikapai nA kAviDatO panalEdu" and ended up giving us what is the usual expectation of the male society by saying "vaccE AviDa jeetaM teesukOdu, testuMdi". mAsThArAoo, mee kavita cAlA bAguMdi... Regards, Madhav > -----Original Message----- > From: Bh. Kameswara Rao [SMTP:kamesh@hclt.com] > Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 1996 9:16 PM > To: telusa > Subject: swIya kavita > > vanTAviDa > ---------- > EdaitEnEm, ikapai nAkAviDatO panElEdu > nAku peLLavabOtOndigA > tamAshAchUsArU > I vacchE AviDa > jItam tIsukOdu...testundi > > regards, > Bh.Kameswara Rao.