'Is greater than Vyasa? '
: Yes.
'Is greater than Valmiki? '
: Yes.
'Then they are greater than
Brahma Vishnu Maheswar! '
: Yes, greater.
'How? '
Asked the grandson.
I said:
Listen,
A male poet
Has composed this theory:
''You see and see...
I am drying the shadow
On a rope of sunlight.
Who does not
Understand this,
He has no head.''
An eunuch poet
Has shown the path
To salvation:
''Turn the sorrows
Into a stem of betel-leaf
Smear lime-paste on it,
And thrust
Into a paddy-bag.
Then the sorrows will ripe
You get the Nirvan.''
Another
Who has no phallus
Has declared war:
''Who?
Who are you Iswar?
Where do you live?
You have created
Only one Universe,
But in a moment
I can create
Crores of Universe.''
My grandson
Looked at me in surprise
And said:
'Grandpa,
Please recite a poem
Of a lady poet.'
I said:
Ok... listen,
How a lady poet
Opened the truth:
''Opening Sari
Skirt
Bra
Panties
I must declare thousand times,
Where the Sun
Cannot reach,
There, a poet enters in.''
My grandson danced in joy
And clapped.
Then said:
'Grandpa,
Right, since today
I must be a poet,
Shall write poems,
Shall enter... enter... only enter...
Enter everywhere,
Cheat the Sun's father! '
Translated from Odia by
Subash Chandra Mohapatra
Really a poignant rendition written with clarity of thought and mind. A beautiful work of art. Thanks for sharing.
Every poet inside and outside the site should read and learn from the poem.Hippocrisy has a certain limit that some pseudo poets never think.kindly post the odia version brother so that some odia poets and readers in the site able to read it. Regards.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
You have created Only one Universe, But in a moment I can create Crores of Universe.'' /// beautiful poem// I enjoyed