LABYRINTH OF MOMENTS: HINDI POEM BY PROMILA BHARDWAJ: ENGLISH VERSION BY RAJNI CHHABRA
LABYRINTH OF MOMENTS
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Time is a labyrinth
We get entrapped in it
Fail to break it
Are all of us *Abhimanyu?
Keep on moving, performing deeds
Till me meet
Our destined end
We live in ignorance
Sipping each and every drop of life
Deeming every drop as last
Toil hard
With full dedication
Rising above doubts
Derive from each and every moment
Gift of thousands of moments
Wasted so far
Get emancipated from debt
Live every moment of life
Boldly
Roam around merrily
With decency like Arjun
In the labyrinth of time
Decently
Keep on working hard
Till time sets us
Free from labyrinth
Getting defeated from us
Himself.
Abhimanyu : a warrior described in the ancient Hindu epic Mahabharata, who after getting entrapped in Chakarvyuh ( Labyrinth) exhibited amazing bravery in the conflict.
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Comment posted on behalf of reputed poet Jud Bowness from Boston
ReplyDeleteLove this poem creates images and questions about directions and time lost
I've often pondered was there time before man or a burden he created himself
Love the poem thank you
Thanks, dear poet Jud Bowness for innate depth of your comment
ReplyDeletecomment .by Ram Sharan Agarwal ( Clipped from my fb timeline)
ReplyDeleteBoth inherent problems and inherited wisdom presented beautifully.
Congratulations With Best Wishes
hearty thanks to Ram Sharan Agarwal Ji for this pragmatic comment.
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