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HOPE STILL PERSISTS : My English translation of Hindi Poem UMEED ABHI BAKI HAI by Dr. Kusum Dogra

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 HOPE STILL PERSISTS  ********************** Enchanting view of dusky evening And flock of birds in sky kindles a hope That immigrants will come back to home Who had departed in autumn From threshold of their abode Hope that was about to extinct by sunset Enchanting view of dusky evening Kindles a lamp of hope again And flock of birds in sky Diffuses light In extinguishing flames In uprising waves In  dancing  anklet Breaths that were sinking Awakens in them desire for survival Enchanting view of dusky evening And flock of birds in sky Replaces with satiety.... Desperation of a bride  Jingling of bangles *Gajra decorated with flowers Because beloved who was in journey since morning Has made up his mind to come back. Gajra:  flower garland that is worn by South Asian women during festive occasions , weddings, or as part of everyday traditional attire.   @Rajni Chhabra Feb.23, 2024

Peace and Harmony , Blocked Gateways of Mind

PEACE AND HARMONY Why an aloofness Persists in human beings Why we confine ourselves In self built castle We create around ourselves A protection cell Like tortoise Brimmed with insecurity And disbelief Retreat ourselves In that protective cell. On hearing stranger's steps. Once, just once Cross the wall of disbelief Share woe and weal of strangers And demolish the wall. Just become the brick That will be used Not in wall But constructing bridge The art of living Will follow Spontaneously Peace will prevail in your mind Peace will reign the whole Universe. Let faith be your guiding star To aspire harmony and peace So that we breathe in congeniality And unite world wide. BLOCKED GATEWAY OF MIND Prior to it That pang of gremlin Shatters your mind And you stop being hilarious For the rest of your life Open the blocked gateway of mind and let the suffocation go. Anguish resides in every mind, All of us have an ancestral relation With woes and throes. Share your mind Let othe...