(1916 – 1988 / Srinagar, Kashmir / India)

poet Dina Nath Nadim
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A Pebble In The Street Corner

A pebble in the street corner
lay washed by the sun.
The builder
piled a stone upon stone.
The pebble was lost
in the gravel.
Long back
Fate had written on its face:
'For the road'
The builder ground it.
The pebble was dust.

Submitted: Saturday, July 14, 2012
Edited: Saturday, July 14, 2012

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[Translated by Arvind Gigoo]

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