Measurement Poem by Kanishka SricharanPratap

Measurement

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How much of water
For which iron
I know... I know.

Heating and heating
In fire
In oven-shed
Hammering and hammering
Give water to it.

Make weapon
For safeguarding
My language, literature
Reformation and culture
Sharpen it by grindstone.

Now
You may die
Or my kinsmen,
I have no option
Friends
I have no option!


Translated from Odia by
Subash Chandra Mohapatra

Tuesday, December 4, 2018
Topic(s) of this poem: revolution
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Kanishka SricharanPratap

Kanishka SricharanPratap

Cuttack, Odisha, India
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