Verse 418: Room for another

418. Room for another

கோலம் அழித்துக் கொடுப்பது வேறுகோலம்கோலம் அறியும் கொடை

kolam azhithuk koduppadhu verukolamkolam ariyum kodai

What wiping away a kolam gives is another kolam: a gift every kolam knows.
A kolam is a rice-flour pattern drawn at the doorstep each day; each new one is drawn where yesterday’s was wiped away.