Ek Dhalati Shaam Aur Ek Sanwal Gori (A Descending Eve & A Dark Beauty) Poem by Bijay Kant Dubey

Ek Dhalati Shaam Aur Ek Sanwal Gori

Kahin sham dhal rahin hain
To kahi sawal gori
Muskuraatin huyi nahin
Bas udas aur chuchaap baithee huyi
Dulhan ban
Bailgadi mein baith
Sasuraal jaatin huyi
Nadi paar kar ke.

Palken bheegi shee,
Anshu cchalak rahen hain,
Par jaa rahin hain magar
Ek anzan kshitij ki aur,
Ek ladki ek nav dulhan ke rup mein.

A Descending Eve & A Dark Beauty

Somewhere the evening is descending
And somewhere the dark beauty
Smiling not,
But sitting sad and silent
Going as a bride
To her in-laws' house
On a bullock-cart
Crossing the dry river-bed.

The eyelashes are wet,
Teardrops are falling,
But she is stepping
Towards a new horizon,
A daughter as a newly-wed bride.