Ramakanta Rath Poems

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1.
Sriradha: Part - 58

You are the fragrance of rocks,
the lamentation of each flower,
the unbearable heat of the moon,
the icy coolness of the blazing sun,
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2.
Sriradha: Part - 19

Come, take half
of the remainder of my life,
but fill every moment
of the half that is mine
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3.
A Request To The Dead

I offer this water to you,
my father, grandfather and great grandfather,
and to you, soldiers and generals
who fought for us and who fought against us
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4.
The Soldier In Exile

Sometimes I wish I should return,
throw this body to the ground before the judges
installed in all the marketplaces of my country,
and tell them, come, hang it
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5.
Murder On The Agenda

I know there is blood on my hands.
I further know my hands will be stained
with much further blood.
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6.
Lines Addressed To Her Non-Resident Presence

I had thought
I had forgotten you entirely.
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