Verse 1320: What parting leaves
1320. What parting leaves
கரைக்கும் கடலுள் கரையாக் கருங்கல்பிரிவில் பதிந்த நினைவு
karaikkum kadalul karaiyaak karungalpirivil padhinda ninaivu
In the sea that dissolves all things, a dark stone that does not dissolve: the memory pressed in at parting.
The sea is all that wears away with time.