FATHER: A RAJASTHANI POEM BY BHARTI PUROHIT: ENGLISH TRANSLATION BY RAJNI CHHABRA
FATHER
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When father was alive
Everything was perfect
Merry-making and laughing heartily
Father boosted our will-power
Immeasurable affection persisted
We had everything
When he was with us
Our home had identity due to him
Now, devoid of him
Home has turned into house
Words had very existence in father
Words are silent after his departure
After his ultimate departure
Innumerable books have
Lost their interpretation
We are ourselves unaware
How many unspoken words
Remained confined in heart only
And got entangled in whirlpool of heart
A deep silence has spread
In inner cores of heart
Utter silence like that of desert
A pretentious laughter
Just to make a show off
Unushered, complicated
Only memories reign in mind
Limitlessly.
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