Ratnakar Rout Poems

Shivering the nerves of the earth
The cold breeze was blowing
In a chilled winter morning
The Birds were in the deep slumber
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Life is to live
The way I think
Or the way others think it to be
I am in chains here
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I need not wish you physically
Beside me at this dead hour of the night
Let your tired body rest on the sheets of satin
After the day long incessant toil
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I have been relentlessly trying
To erase you out of my mind
But you are so affable that
Have captured my mind entirely
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Breaking news in the morning bulletin
Caught my attention sharply
It was enough to disturb my quiet moments
And I could not peacefully sip my morning tea.
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At times I feel
I do not have this body at all
It has no mass but much above it
A little air flows quietly beyond any boundary,
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When the setting sun in the western horizon
Along the mountain peaks
Was looking like a vermillion mark
On the forehead of a newly wedded woman
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A couple of years back
I dreamt of a pond
With exquisite contour
And stunning picturesque all around
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When the busy bird returned to its nest late
Its whole little world awaited him
With an adoring look
The interior of its abode was sensuous
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When the caste tears
The fabric of the nation
The preamble of the religion
Is written in the innocent blood
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