VILLAGE AWAKENS : HINDI POEM BY PROMILA BHARDWAJ: ENGLISH VERSION BY RAJNI CHHABRA
VILLAGE AWAKENS
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Chirping of birds
Bellowing of cows
Sound of blowing of conches
Ringing of bells
Fragrance of flowers
Touches sleeping nostrils
Smell of sautéing
Rattling of utensils
All combined
Open eyes
That were closed
Exhausted
Yester-evening
Eyelashes uplift
Orangish light spreads
Languid childhood gets up
Youth yawns
Delicately, slowly
Relaxing, without any flurry
The village wakes up
Without any alarm
In a natural way
With a pleasing tone
The village awakens
By and by, on its own
Gets ready
With a cool disposition
To enjoy abundantly
Sun and shade of
Upcoming time.
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