L.A. River by Jack Cooper In Hindi/Urdu Translation Poem by Ravi Kopra

AcHcHay muje lagatay hain
murgaabi k mehsoom kamjor bachay
cement ki jhukaav pe bathaki chaal se chaltay bachay
kaisay vo fisal jaatay hain behtay paani main
paani jo aaya hai kaaroN ko nilhaanay se
aur ghaas k phawaaroN se...,

-to be cont'd




L.A. River
BY JACK COOPER
I like how the mallard ducklings
goofy and weak
waddle up the cement incline
then slide into this runoff
of lawn sprinklers and car washes
and how the great blue heron
seems to be teleported here
from the Jurassic
to look for extinct species of fish
but mostly I like the way
the little birds
fly in and out of the barbed wire
with only a smear of water
to keep them singing.