(ବାଟୋଇ) Poem by Rajashree Mohapatra

।।ବାଟୋଇ ।।

ଅହଂର ପାହାଡରୁ
ଦିଶେ ଆସକ୍ତିର ଅର୍ଣ୍ଣବରେ
ଅଶାନ୍ତ ଭଉଁରୀ ।

ଯାତନାର ଜୀବନରେ
କୁହୁଡିର ସାଗରଟେ,
ସ୍ୱପ୍ନ ସେଠି ତୋଳୁଥାଏ
ଅସୁମାରୀ ପିପାସା ଲହରୀ ।

ଥକିଲା ବାଟୋଇ ମୁଁ
ମିଳନ ଓ ବିରହର
ଜାଲ ବୁଣି ନିଜେ ଛନ୍ଦି ହୁଏ,
ନିଜକୁ ହଜାଏ...

Copyright@Rajashree Mohapatra
Bhubaneswar, India.

The Wayfarer
........................
I see standing atop my mountainous pride
how the ocean of my lusty wishes swirl
and make restless whorls below!

There a life of torment swells
into an ocean of fog and in that
a dream ripples in countless tongues of thirst!

Me a tired wayfarer,
I weave my net of union
and separation to cast it
into the oceans of lust and thirst,
but i get entangled with waft
and web of my own weaving only to lose
my self forever!

Translated into English by Poet Haraprasad Das, Bhubaneswar, India.
Bhubaneswar, India.