Verse 58: Living by yesterday
58. Living by yesterday
காய்ந்தவூற் றில்குடம்வைத் தான்பண்டைக் கால்நினைத்துவாய்ந்ததிலை வற்றிய நீர்
kaayndavoor rilkudamvaidh thaanpandaik kaalninaithuvaayndadhilai vatriya neer
He set his pot at a spring run dry, remembering how it used to flow; the water that had gone did not come back.