Dokra Craftman Poem by Gajanan Mishra

Dokra crafts
Gajanan Mishra

Bikas Naik I am,
And I belong to
Badamuktapasi,
And the village
Lies on
Kamakhyanagar-
Bhubaneswar highway.
I am thirty-four,
The lone dokra craftman.
I am aware of the craft
But sorry, I could not
Continue with it,
Reason is people are
Not willing to pay,
At least labour cost.
True to say I am not
Keen on taking up
This work.
I love dokra, but left
As it failed to fill up
My belly and family need.

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