I wrote this ghazal in my mother tongue Axomiya (Assamese) yesterday and tried to translate it to Hindi. After a few futile attempts, I gave up as I just could not maintain the rhythm. Today I tried translating it to English and found that it was flowing much more smoothly though I should not call it a ghazal. I tried to follow the rules as closely as I could but not sure if I succeeded. Hence the question mark in the title. I post the poems in the order written.
Continue reading “Feelings of the Heart – a ghazal?”Tag: stream
Time Not A Healer: A set of Haiku
Gently flows the creek
Time flies like arrow forward
Lonely lover waits
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Meandering trail
Rushing creek sings lullabies
Jilted lover cried
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Summer heat rises
Languorous mid-day slumbers
Wounded heart drips slow
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Creek just a trickle
Time marches on relentless
Bleeding heart searches
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Dry creek lost it’s way
Cruel time not a healer
Lover’s broken heart
Hiking Down The Walk of Life
Melancholy cooing of a lonely dove
Woke me up from my brief reverie
Senses lulled by gentle soothing sound
Of the gurgling merry stream Continue reading “Hiking Down The Walk of Life”
