Arun Kolatkar Poem by Bijay Kant Dubey

Arun Kolatkar
Though many have admired for,
But comprehend i not
His base
That of an artist
Or a Marathi writer.

Starts with Jejuri
A series of 32 poems
And acclaimed for the same
To add to
Kala Ghoda and Sarpa Satra.

Whatever say you,
Arun was a sceptic, an atheist,
An iconoclast,
Just humouring all the time,
Not serious at all.

Though reality is therein
In the doubts cast over
With regard to the ramshackle bus
And tarpaulin covered windows
Rattling all over the journey.

But the story has become comical
Than the journey undertaken,
Faith professed,
More in suspense and doubt
Then why to take the journey?

Kolatkar became more famous after
Writing Jejuri
Than this is,
As jokes kept him alive
Rather than thematic diversity.

An ironist he was double speaking
And critical,
Not at all easy at heart
As was Ramanujan
Toning down always.