its been long
since i found anything
not even an ordinary coin
i used to find so many things
just leaping and jumping about
i travel a lot, go to so many places
must have passed thousands of people
in the last ten years but
havent found even a crushed newspaper
forgotten on a seat
i have lost a lot
for example a ten-rupee note last month
-it irks me still
was it someones swift alertness
that found
what i lost?
those who havent found anything for many days
should be cautious from now on
they are passing through a bad time.
Translator: Ashok Pande
Humorous but probing as well. Highly enjoyable reading. Bless you, Viren.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Viren I love the possibilities hidden in this poem. It reminds me of a Borges short story in Labyrinths. Love the ohters too. Keep writing Anthony