The End of the Day ('Dinantam' in Malayalam) is one of ONV's more recent longer poems. The poem is an epitome of the poet's life and vision. It is at the same time a scream for the dying earth, an indulgence in nostalgia and a loud and clear expression of the poet's empathy with the suffering and the downtrodden including the poor, the workers and women. Though clouded by painful memories, at the end of the poem is a silver line of hope that transcends all failures. The whole work is punctuated by references to myths, legends and epics from the East as well as the West.
