ಹಳ್ಳಿಗ / ರೈತ

Today morning i went to read and sat at gallery,saw paper seller boy,flower seller boy,they lead me to some days back...It was near ugadi fest holidays and i was moving to native.I knew train is at 3pm My friend (suju) was waiting for same train by bunking class, from 2.30..class got cancelled, i(studious...shhhh...!!!!!.)reached around 3-30pm thinking i missed train but i didn't:).As train about to leave so was rushing to ladies compartment.how to search suju (my friend,then thought let me get seat later ll go to her.she was at front side compartments where very rush! but the compartment which was sat not so:).


So i opened my assignment and started writing so that can talk plenty of time with mom,dad making later burden free!:P.As Harihar passed many villagers got in to my compartment.As seat was khali(empty) i was sitting as if i reserved seat.Am not that bad so allowed them to sit later.

here starts story...

In my compartment most of the passengers were villagers,some ladies some uncles,some aunties going to holiday with their kids.As it was passenger train at each station many climbing and getting down.and my assignment was going on along with it. The lady sitting in front of my seat was illiterate she was looking at pen ,papers and words writing as if me doing jaadu..and discussion went on among them about education- they missed and which now they cant get even if they wanna because of work load ,responsibility..

some kids behind my pen to play and villagers divert those kids from pen to outside window and foodies..

That lady got down at Ranebennur and told to other co passengers beside her to take care of me as was alone travelling from Davangere to Belgaum(ya though it was my 3ed time journey alone in train). I didn't give them anything just talked to them.. those people are so innocent,caring..

And now some words came when thought on them as


ಹಳ್ಳಿಗ / ರೈತ


ಓ ಹಳ್ಳಿಗ ನೀ ಮುಗ್ಧ
ಸರಳತೆಗೆ ನೀ ಇನ್ನೊಂದು ಶಬ್ದ
ಶಾಲೆ ಕಲಿತಿಲ್ಲ ವಾದರೂ ನೀ ಬುದ್ದ
ಕಾಯಕ -ಕೈಲಾಸದ ಸಿದ್ದ ||೧||

ಕೈ -ಮೈ ಮಣ್ಣು ಮಾಡಿ
ಬೆವರು -ರಕ್ತ್ ಒಂದು ಮಾಡಿ
ಬಿಸಿಲು ಮಳೆ ಜೊತೆ ಮಾಡಿ
ದುಡಿಯುತಿಹೆ ಹಗಲಿರುಳು ||೨||

ಹರಕು ಮಾಸಿದ ಬಟ್ಟೆ
ರೊಟ್ಟಿ -ಖಾರ್ -ಮುದ್ದೆಯೇ ನಿನ್ನ ಹೊಟ್ಟೆ
ಭೂ ತಾಯಿಯ ಮಗ ನೀ
ದೇಶದ ಬೆನ್ನೆಲಬು ನೀ ||೩||


ನವಯುಗದ ವಿಜ್ಯಾನ ತಂದಿಹುದು
ನವ ನವ ರೀತಿ ನೀತಿಗಳನು
ಆದರೆ ಮೊಸವನರಿಯದ ರೈತ
ನಿನ್ನ ತುಳಿಯುತಿಹರು ಕನ್ನಡಿಯಲ್ಲೇ ||೪ ||

ಪ್ರತಿ ದಿನ ಬಿದ್ದು ಹೋಗುವ ಸರಕಾರ
ಮಾದುತಿಹುದು ಅದೆಂತದೋ ಉಪಕಾರ್ !
ನೀನಿಲ್ಲದಿರೆ ಈ ಜಗ ಹಾಹಾಕಾರ
ಹಾರೈಸುವೆ ನಿನಗಾಗದಿರಲಿ ಅಪಚಾರ ||೫ ||