Fine day Quote by Ranjani Ramachandran
““Heart; I named my lass sweetly; She danced to the mundane tunes of daftness; By nature she was midsummer madness; Or rather a reckless, careless, devil-may-care colleen. I pampered all her hefty desires; Brain; my friend said treat her with caution; For she is a child; doesn’t ruminate her action; You are mother, with deep devotion. And one fine day came the tempest darling; She named him love, besotted and infatuated; Enchanted by his charms, smelled the roses; Failed to see the thorns that pricked. And drip-drip-drip, the blood it dripped; When her beloved tossed and crushed her core; She knew not how to stand up straight; I opened my eyes and the driblets fell. Don’t nurse her; said my friend; my brain; For she is a demented lass not worth the pain; She will go away when her wounds are dried; To her unmoved brutal hero, Love. A mother cannot be unmoved, I cried; For all this time, I held her high; I knocked at your door, you flinty villain; Not to hear, all that you said. Call me a demon or a dragon; For all I will say is don’t nurse the brat; Let her bleed and cry for some more time; She will get up; for she is your child. All he said was unerred truth; She bled and nursed her own wounds; She drove me to her hero’s place; And said, “This is where my poem stays.””
About This Quote
Source Poem: Untitled, Ranjani Ramachandran, 2023
A mother watches a reckless lover suffer the consequences of blind passion, urging self‑reliance over coddling, while confronting the pain of watching a child hurt.
In simple terms: A mother sees a lover’s reckless love cause pain and urges self‑care.
Allow pain, learn, and rise.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- romantic relationships
- family dynamics
- personal healing
- self‑care
- emotional resilience
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- How do we balance care with encouraging independence?
- When should we intervene versus let someone suffer?
Blind devotion can ignore warning signs and cause lasting harm.