Undying Hope Poem by Tribhawan Kaul

The grandeur visible to the naked eyes
solidified through the very essence
Kashmiriat yet had cracks appearing from nowhere
Shedding its leaves it had owned since eras together
Silky dawn was never the same
Nor the murmur of small steam below
The sound of yakho- yekh and hako-haak
Still resounding like a sonic boom
Kandur, navid, and barbuz vaan, the meeting rooms
Silence greeting with garlands of doom
Someone crooned.

'Kashmirat can't be dead? Long live Kashmiriat! '

Hope sustains life and mankind survives
Pillars strong enough to withstand onslaughts
Religious ethos and social tenets interweaving the brotherhood
Let it smile through tolerance once again, it should
I see then, trout jumping out with sheer joy
Chinars whistling welcoming change in the wind
Shikaaras dancing to the tune of the Divine
Birds soaring high scaling unimaginable
Auspicious peaks holding up the avalanches
Sufi singing touching the hearts
Kashmiriat has to be born again the world over.
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yakho- yekh: - raw ice Hako-haak: - green leafy vegitable
Kandur, navid, and barbuz vaan: - bakery, barber and baked channa/peas shop