Bharati Nayak Poems

A Document of Promise.
(Transcreation of the poem(ପ୍ରତିଶୃତିର ଦସ୍ତାବିଜ)by Kumudini Jee
(From the Anthology-A Handful of Memories)
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I chanced to see the letters,
You wrote me a long long ago,
Each alphabet,
Stood before me with an image,
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I look at you
In pure amazement
Like a tree
I stand in silence
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I don't know
How many little things
Have contributed in making me
I do not know how such small things
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Your innocent eyes
Soft rosy lips
Your pink skin
Even your baby- cries
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Father!
You now sit
In your bedroom
Framed in a photo
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We have travelled to Moon and Mars
We are to conquer many more stars
With the blessings of science and human brain
So much progress have we made in material gain
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It is that pain
Which torments you always
It is that sorrow
Which wants to come out
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You stand tall
Majestic, againstthe
Vast expanse of thebluesky
Visible from a long distance
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I am a piece of pebble
Very ordinary
Lying on the road side
You passerby
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