Dear, here I’m lighting a candle. I’m writing
To you after a long time. The lovely breeze outside
Is lashing at the candle... Wait, let me
Close the window...
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It is a pity that we have only two poems of Baruaji. PoemHunter needs to host more of his poems. The greatest ever poet in Assamiya
Wow! What a heart-wrenching poem! Loss of the most loved spouse and the emotional response, the ultimate solitude all captured so touchingly.
Sincere thanks to Snigdhamalati Neog for this great translation. Beautifully done. If she had tried to introduce the words of Assamiya she has retained in translation, it would have been great help to the readers, because internet is of no use when we speak of poetry, especially that of Baruaji