\input tmlmacs \parindent=0pt a aa i ii u uu e ee o oo ai au ka n"a ca n~a Ta Na ta nNa pa ma ya ra la va zha La Ra n_a ja Sa sa ha kSa \bigskip The following is a typical poem by Mahakavi: \medskip {\obeylines `ciRu n_aNTu maNal miitu paTam on_Ru kiiRum cilaveeLai atai vantu kaTal koNTu pookum kaRi coRu potiyooTu tarukin_Ra pootum kaTal miitu ivaL koNTa payam on_Ru kaaNum \medskip veRu vaan_a veLi miitu mazhai vantu ciiRum veRi koNTa puyal n_in_Ru karakan"kaL aaTum eRikin_Ra kaTal en_Ru man_itarkaL an~jaar etuvantaten_in_en_n_a atai ven_Ru celvaar\dots' } \medskip [from `putiyatoru viiTu', published in 1989] \bye