Jeevant: Hindi poem by Shakuntala Sharma English version: Rajni Chhabra
LIVELY
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In dense thicket of scrapings
Your.....your faith
Has nurtured blossoms of
Devotion
Savoured, in that fragrance
Dived neck deep
Both of us
Caught
Fishes of aspirations
Colourful...deep saffron...yellow
Longing... to grab fish
A competition started
Between both of us
Joy too prevailed
To show each other
Colourful fishes
One after another
We had filled
Countless fishes
In our life
But
When did we realize
Lifeblood
Of fish
Devoid of water
Colourful fishes
Accumulated fishes
Colourless fishes
Foul smell?
Emitted by those dead fishes
We
Baffled
Started blaming each other
Then
We ..both of us
Discovered
A concentrated fish
And, now we enjoy
Viewing her dancing
In sufficient water
In transparent vase
Jumping, dancing
Swaying-rustling
Far and far
We observe
Diving fish
And chuckle
In that transparent vase
How lively is our fish!
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