Translated from the Hindi by Moulinath Goswami

ON ITS OWN

When every wrangling of yours turns sweet on its own

When your each complaint turns into a smile on its own

When your entity turns silken-soft on its own

When your acrimony turns into a humming on its own

When your mind turns into a redolent forest on its own

When your thought turns mendicant on its own

When your speech turns into chanting on its own

When your words turn into a prayer on its own

then be aware you’ve become the ‘god of love’

you’ve become Krishna, you’ve become Rumi

you’ve become Kashi, you’ve become Kaaba…!

*****

RADIANCE OF LIFE

A world within me, that I live
I dwell in a heaven of beautiful thoughts

With me walks a caravan of empathy
The river of emotions ripples

Like a tranquil shadow words stick to me
telling stories and hymns

Breezes hum and serenade
They always lend me direction, lead me

Moon teaches me to walk in darkness

Sun leaves for me the mantra
how to fill the world with radiance

Rivers teach
how to moisten the unmoving rocks

Leaves teach to fly without wings

Soft delicate flowers teach
how to brave the thorns and yet smile

The blue of the sky remains as it is
despite the black clouds

Teary winds teach
how to instil life in withered trees

All the elements of universe are my friends
my inspiration, strength, my life
To struggle and to strive I have learned from them

This is my life and my sustenance…!

*****

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Also, read  “POEMS FROM ‘GARIP/STRANGE’— NEIL P. DOHERTY, TRANSLATED FROM THE TURKISH BY NEIL P. DOHERTY”  published in The Antonym:

Poems from ‘Garip/Strange’— Neil P. Doherty

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