Verse 642: Gone is not finished
642. Gone is not finished
மண்ணில் புதைத்தது மாய்ந்ததென்றாள் காற்றெழுந்துகண்ணில் விழுந்ததுசாம் பல்
mannil pudhaithadhu maayndadhendraal kaatrezhundukannil vizhundadhusaam pal
She said what she had buried in the earth was gone; the wind rose, and what fell into the eye was ash.
Ash is what burning leaves behind, and it is light: a wind can lift it back out of loose earth.