Ravi Kopra Poems

You ask me whem will I return
I cannot give you the time
When autumn rains fall on Ba hills
the pools overflow with water
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though she would say hello to anyone
but to me she says it with pleasure

the fragrance of her shy, sultry ways
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main ek chooay ko dekhta hoon
pehalwan bana ek billi ke samnay baitha hai
naach raha hai, kood raha hai
idhar udhar bhaag raha hai
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hot sun in June, parched land and no rain
dust-storms, clouds in the sky and no rain

cattle cud under shades, no sight of rain
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The rooster crows three times
the sky is almost bright
someone is fixing a bowl of rice
with a bottle of tea
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Struck by your beauty
as lightening strikes the ground
I stood there looking at you
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Those who talk much show shallowness
they don't know nothing. But those who keep silence
are thoughtful, they know everything's essence
Bai Juyi heard this long ago from an old gentleman.
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My pillow is low, quilt warm
my body relaxed, peaceful
sun shines on the door
curtains still down
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first came the wine and then rains
what followed later was all pains

the moon arose from the decanter
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End of autumn
dry leaves
old man with tons of gold
weeping, sighing, dying
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