KANCHANJUNGA USHERED: ENGLISH VERSION BY RAJNI CHHABRA. POEM ORIGINALLY COMPOSED IN NEPALI BY BIRBHADRA KARKIDHOLI
KANCHANJUNGA USHERED
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I asked clouds, fog, smoky dust
They said
You don't own any part of sky, Birbhadra!
I asked high mountains , too
They said
You don't own any surface, Birbhadra!
It is very true that
I don't own any house, any palace, Sir.
Not even shambles
I merely own a hut
In which dwells my mother
Once, narrating my story to Kanchanjangha
I pleaded
Blessing me, she said
Calm down, Birbhadra!
Observe patience
Don't narrate this story to
Anybody else than me
Listening to it
Neither snow, nor Himalaya will melt
Even huge stones can melt, but
When stones melt
You will suffer more pain
Than me, Birbhadra !
After listening to her
Caves dwelling in me
Are constantly waiting
For soft sunlight
You blame me that
I am greedy
This name has been defamed always
Tell me, of what use will
This name be.
To you.
Exceptional thought. Melting of stones would mean enough of fire 🔥 at the core eternally flowing. 🌹
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Thanks a lot Poet CSP Srivastava for your comment with innate depth of thought.
ReplyDeleteKanchanjunga is the highest peak of. India ,in. Sikkim himalayas . The table top peak is clearly visible from. Darjeeling and. Gangtok. There is no ego in. Nature including the mighty mountains. The. Nepali poetry writer is anxious of possessions of the Clouds,fog and mist etc in sky and also the high rise mountains like. Kanchanjunga True no one owns a space yet the topography changes with time
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i absolutely agree
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