1287. Missing the weight

சுமையிருந்த நாளின் சுவடறியும் தோளேசுமையற்ற நாளின் சுமை

sumaiyirunda naalin suvadariyum tholesumaiyatra naalin sumai

The shoulder knows the trace of the days it carried a burden; on the day with no burden, that shoulder is the burden.

1288. What remains changed

அழுத்தியகை போயினும் அம்மியிலோர் பள்ளம்அழுத்திய கைபோல் நிலை

azhuthiyakai poyinum ammiyilor pallamazhuthiya kaipol nilai

The hand that pressed has gone; the hollow in the grinding stone stays, as though the hand still pressed.

Spices are ground by hand on a flat stone; years of pressing wear a hollow into it.