A Poem on Thingyan Festival: When Padauk Flowers Appear
When Padauk Flowers Appear With the air filled with Thingyan songs Happy dance and chants come around Impregnated with scent of padauk Revellers come out with happy shouts. Padauk blooms once in a year Thingyan usually brings us good cheer With all the dousing and merriment Thingyan has been a happy event. With the sprig of Euginia as usual Lads sprinkle scented water on damsels Some have nice time in reveling Others take happiness in merit-making. King of the Celestials visits our abode Hail Thee Thagyamin with new hope On the parchment of dog-hide The bad will surely be inscribed. Mont-lone-ye-paw is fed to all Charity-feasts for all are within call Some indulge in revelry as usual Others do meritorious deeds in festival. Thingyan falls in as merry as possible Traditional pandals make it enjoyable Rhythm of Thingyan will ring forever It comes out but once a year. Wishing to be as cool as water Wash the...