Namukk Vaasanthiye Parichayappedam.33 vayass Prayam.Bharthav Pattalathilanu.Ake Oru Makanullath5il padikkunnu.Vaasanthi Melinju Pokkam Koodiyittanu.Nalla valippamulla mulakalum nithambakabharavum aareyum aakarshikkum. Oru masathe avadhikku vannabharthav innu thirich povukayanu.kadavath vallam adhiravile naalumanikku thanne shariyakki nirthananamennu kadathukaranodu paranjittund.samayam moonnumanikazhinjirikkunu.avadhikkalathe avasana pannal adhinte moordhanyathil ethi nilkkukayanu ippol.vaasanthi mukalil irunnu parann adikkukayanu.ethand 15 minutes kazhinjirikkunnu aval ee pani thudangiyitt.kazhinja ratri pathinonnaraykk oru kali kazhinjathanu. Bharyayude pannalinte sukhathil kannumadach malarnnu kidakkukayanu pattalakkaran.Vaasanthi piranna padiyanu .ratriyathe kali kazhinj athe padi kidannathanu.kannu thurakkumbol,athiyan enitt kulacha kunna malarnnu kidannu urangunna thante pooril thallikkayattanulla sramamanu.
Cheriyoru neerasam thonniyenkilum,avadhi kazhinj pokunnathinulla aakranthathinu,ethiru parayanvaasanthikku thonniyilla.allenkil thanne pannalinu ethiru parayan vaasanthikku orikkalum saadhichittilla.kaaranam aval ath mattenthinekkalum ishtappettirunnu,sukham anubhavichirunnu…! Ippol ayalude nenjil kai kuthi,kunthichirunnn,ayalude arakkettilekk anjanj pathikkukayanu vaasanthi.koottanmulakal bhranthamaya thalathil,mukalilekkum thazhekkum chalikkunnu.madhajalam kond kuthirnna pooril kunna kayarunna pluk pluk shabdam… “aah…, aaah…” Pattalakkaranuvellam povukayanu.oru thulli polum purath povananuvadikkathe vyagrathayode vaasanthi thante arakkett amarthippidich aa sukhlapravahathe ulkkondu.Thanteullil pathukke jalapravaham nilakkunnath aval arinju.bharthavinte kunnabaloon pole odinj thungiyappol vaasanthi kaalu kavach vach enitt,kattilil ninnum irangi mudi vaarikketti.Oru kali kazhinjal vaasanthi usharakum.Orikkalum pannal enna prakriya avale … …thalarthiyittilla.
Vaasanthi mundum blousum dharichadukkala vathil thurannparambilekkirangi.Neram velukkan iniyum orupad neramund.Thengil chuvattil mundu pokki kunthichirunn aval neettimulli.Chudu jalam kaalukalkkidayilude pathanjozhuki thenginte verukal nanachu. Krithyam munnemukkal ayappolpattalakkaran pokan readiyayi.Petti samanangal okke eduth ummarath vechu.Kadathu vare samangal edukkan kadathukaran thannevannu.Yatrayakkan ayalude achanum vaasanthiyum matrame muttath undayirunnullu.Makane avar unarthiyirunnilla,avane vishamippikkenda ennu karuthi. Ayal achante kalil thottu vandichu,pinne vaasanthiyudechumalil onnu thatti.
Aval mookku pizhinju,shabdamillatha oru thengal.Thirinju nokkathe ayal iruttathu nadannu marayunnath avar nokki ninnu. Veettinullil kayari kathakadachathum aaro avale purakil ninnu poondadakkam kettippidichu.aval ath prathikshichathanu. “Ente acha,onnu adang,athiyanonnu vallathil kayarikkotte…” Aval mukham tirichu kond paranju. “hum…, adangano poori mole,avan vannathil pinne neeenneyonnu thirinj …nokkiyittundo?” Aval ayalude karavalayathil,ayalkk abhimukhamayi thirinj ninnu. “Kallam parayaruth…,athiyan aduthkidann urangumbol moonnu thavana vannittu cheythittu poyathu maranno?” “Oru masathil moonnu thavana.mindaruth nee .. .ennod.” “Varshathil pathinonnu masavum oru divasam polum mudangathe tharunnundallo.athu pore.ake athiyan varunna oru maasamalle prashnam ullu? Onnum illelum athiyan ningalude makanalle…” “kunna pongumbol appanum makanum ennonnu illa” “ah…, ippol kunna kodi maram pole pongiyittundallo” Ayalude mundu vakanj matti,kunnayil piduthamittukondvaasanthi paranju.Kettipidichu kond thanne avar muriyilekk nadannu. Vaasanthi postmistress aayi maalapparambil ethiyappol,udane thanne avalemakanu vendi kalyanam aalochichathum,poyi pennine kandathum okke achan aayirunnu.
Kalyanam kazzhinj 15 divasathe madhuvidhunu shesham makan poya annu thanne,bharya marich 15 varsham kazhinjirunna ayal,marumakale kayari kalichu.ayalprathikshichatra ethirppu polum vaasanthiyil ninnum undayilla ennu matramalla pinneedulla ratrikalil avar bharyabharthakkanmare polekazhiyukayum cheythu. Kalyanam kazhinj 10-) masathilthan prasavicha makan,thante ammayi achantetanennu avalkkurappayirunnu.pakshe ayalodupolum aval ath paranjirunnilla.kunjinu ethand 3-4 vayassakunnath vare avar onnichanu kidannu kondirunnath.ippol kutti urangi kazhiyumbolanu ayal vaasanthiyude muryil varuka. vaasanthiye meshayil iruthi kalu randum pokki tholil vach,adich thakarkkukayanu achan.ayalude ettavaum ishtappetta reethi ithokkeyanu.kattili anenkil vaasanthiyude kaalu … ..vidagdamaya kaiviraliukalil kidannu valarunnathine sukhamanubavich onnum mindathe ayal ninnu.aval kunnayilum andiyilum njekkippizhinj ethanum minuttukalil thanne,bharthru pithavine adutha pannalinu paruvathilakki.kunna unarnnathum aval thanne athine thante poorilekk praveshippichitt adikkan thudangi.onnu kithappariyappolayalum pannan thudangi.
Ithavana porinja pannan prakadanam aayirunnu.randu perum malsarichu adichu.kalukondum kaikondum ayale poondadakkam kettippidichu,avalum meshappurathirunn aanjanj thalli.aa kali oru 20 minute neram neendu ninnu.kali kazhinj vaasanthikinattin karayil vann,mundu pokki kundhichirunnu kazhukan thudangiyappol neram parapara velukkunnathe undayirunnullu. Raavilatheyum uchakkatheyum aaharangalokke undakki,kuttiye schoolilekku vitt,kuli kazhinj vaasanthi post officil ethumbol samayam 9.30 ayirunnu. kayalkkarayile ottamuri peedika ayirunu post office. kayal thottu purakilanu.athirvasath kura doorayayi kadath.
Avide oru chayappedikayullathanu aduthulla mattoru stapanam.post officilekku arenkilum varukayanenkil dureninne kanam.mattu vashathellam kayal ayathu kond mattu vazhikalonnum illa avidekku varan. kadayude munbhagathe randu nirayeduth matti athinod cherthittirikkunna oru meshayanu counter.pirakiloru cheriya vaathil und. athilude purathirangi randadi vachal kayal ayi. Aaa randadi thuranna pradeshamanu vaasanthiyude mootrappura.avide kunthichirunnal nere kaayalilekku pedukkam.marukara orupadu dure aayathinal aarum kanumenna pediyum venda. postman …
Surendran appozhekkum ethi. “Pattalakkaran poyathinte vishamathil aayirikkum alle?” Surendrante chodyathil aahladam kalarnnoru parihasam undayirunnu. “de, suretta, enne deshyam pidippikkenda ravila…” vaasanthi mukham kotti. “Ayy ente ponnumol angine deshyam pidichalo…?” pathivu pole ayal kaiyil karuthiyirunna thulasi kathir avalude thalayil chudi koduthu.pinne avalude chundukalil thante chundu cherthu. Surendranu vaasanthiyodu agathamaya premamanu.
Vaasanthikku premam makanu vendi kalyanam aalochichathum,poyi pennine kandathum okke achan aayirunnu.kalyanam kazzhinj 15 divasathe madhuvidhunu shesham makan poya annu thanne,bharya marich 15 varsham kazhinjirunna ayal,marumakale kayari kalichu.ayalprathikshichatra ethirppu polum vaasanthiyil ninnum undayilla ennu matramalla pinneedulla ratrikalil avar bharyabharthakkanmare polekazhiyukayum cheythu. Kalyanam kazhinj 10-) masathilthan prasavicha makan,thante ammayi achantetanennu avalkkurappayirunnu.pakshe ayalodupolum aval ath paranjirunnilla.kunjinu ethand 3-4 vayassakunnath vare avar onnichanu kidannu kondirunnath.ippol kutti urangi kazhiyumbolanu ayal vaasanthiyude muryil varuka. vaasanthiye meshayil iruthi kalu randum pokki tholil vach,adich thakarkkukayanu achan.ayalude ettavaum ishtappetta reethi ithokkeyanu.kattili anenkil vaasanthiyude kaalu … ..vidagdamaya kaiviraliukalil kidannu valarunnathine sukhamanubavich onnum mindathe ayal ninnu.
Aval kunnayilum andiyilum njekkippizhinj ethanum minuttukalil thanne,bharthru pithavine adutha pannalinu paruvathilakki.kunna unarnnathum aval thanne athine thante poorilekk praveshippichitt adikkan thudangi.onnu kithappariyappolayalum pannan thudangi. Ithavana porinja pannan prakadanam aayirunnu.randu perum malsarichu adichu.kalukondum kaikondum ayale poondadakkam kettippidichu,avalum meshappurathirunn aanjanj thalli.aa kali oru 20 minute neram neendu ninnu.kali kazhinj vaasanthikinattin karayil vann,mundu pokki kundhichirunnu kazhukan thudangiyappol neram parapara velukkunnathe undayirunnullu. Raavilatheyum uchakkatheyum aaharangalokke undakki,kuttiye schoolilekku vitt,kuli kazhinj vaasanthi post officil ethumbol samayam 9.30 ayirunnu.
Kayalkkarayile ottamuri peedika ayirunu post office. kayal thottu purakilanu.athirvasath kura doorayayi kadath.avide oru chayappedikayullathanu aduthulla mattoru stapanam.post officilekku arenkilum varukayanenkil dureninne kanam.mattu vashathellam kayal ayathu kond mattu vazhikalonnum illa avidekku varan. kadayude munbhagathe randu nirayeduth matti athinod cherthittirikkunna oru meshayanu counter.pirakiloru cheriya vaathil und. athilude purathirangi randadi vachal kayal ayi. Aaa randadi thuranna pradeshamanu vaasanthiyude mootrappura.avide kunthichirunnal nere kaayalilekku pedukkam.marukara orupadu dure aayathinal aarum kanumenna pediyum venda. postman surendran appozhekkum ethi. “Pattalakkaran poyathinte vishamathil aayirikkum alle?” Surendrante chodyathil aahladam kalarnnoru parihasam undayirunnu. “de, suretta, enne deshyam pidippikkenda ravila…” vaasanthi mukham kotti. “Ayy ente ponnumol angin deshyam pidichalo…?” pathivu pole ayal kaiyil karuthiyirunna thulasi kathir avalude thalayil chudi koduthu.
Pinne avalude chundukalil thante chundu cherthu. Surendranu vaasanthiyodu agathamaya premamanu.vaasanthikku premam onnum illenkilum surendrane othiri ishtamanu. Vaasanthiyude ella avashyangalum nokki nadathunnath surendrananu. Vaasanthiye chumaril chaari nirthi aazhathil chumbanangal nalki surendran. “Chundu kadich pottikkalle…” Shwasam vidan neram kittiyappol vaasanthi paribhavichu “…Eee kothieppozha onnu thiruka?” “Molodulla kothi enikku orikkalum thirilla” Ayal avalude kazhuthilude mukham thazhekku kond poyi mulakalil mukham amarthi.tholil ninnu saree matti.ayal blousinte kudukkil kai vachu. “Ayyo, kutta athu venda,aarenkilum vannal samayam kittilla chilappol kudukkidan…” Anusaranayulla kuttiyeppole ayalude mukham veendum thazhekk izhanju.muttinmel ninnu surendran thudutha aalila vayaril mukham amarthi. “Ahh…, uhh” ikkili kond vaasanthi pulanju.veendum thazhekk…, sareeyude mukalilude avalude thudakalude samgamasthanathayal mukham cherthu. ullil vaasanthiyude karimani kanth thudichu.shareerathil kuliru kori..
Kalli Penn