Tag: Telugu
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The Chemistry of Tears … Kopparthy, Telugu, Indian
Yes! Tears are nobler than blood. The saying that “Blood is thicker the water’ Maybe true But, is certainly not thicker than tears. When a needle pricks, or a blade cuts Blood oozes out; Blood spills out; For the swish of a knife It founts like an earthly spring; To witness blood One has…
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A poem about a poem… Si. Ra. Telugu, Indian
. Let me tell you! These words are not so great. Even if you don’t read this poem, you aren’t at loss. It’s just a passel of words strewn carelessly…. and, An inchoate song taking shape By a chancy chancy alignment. You ask me for its meaning? Well, what meaning can you find behind…
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There is Nothing Much To Say…. Nanda Kishore, Telugu, Indian
1 Now there are only two tenses… The times when I loved her, and the times when I can’t help loving her. 2 It never occurred to me how time would pass without her; All these days, amidst enveloping despair, I could understand I was better off because of her, But strange, I…
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The Guest … Shajahana, Telugu, Indian
The Guest . I said, “Welcome to my guest.” He said, “No, I am a refugee. A dove that has escaped The talons of pursuing hawks. ” I just treated him as a guest. I could not make out what to serve him. “May I know what would you like…?” I meant food. “Like…
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His 20th Birthday… K. Geeta, Telugu, Indian
Are these the same kid-like hands that entwined my neck till the other day?! It seems some alien bony youth has entered into my cherub. Are they the same balloony cheeks Protesting against taking food in anger? Somebody has meticulously carved that tender moustache Over the enduring smiley face of…
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Darling Daughter… Nishigandha, Telugu, Indian
Before the tailless squirrels And nameless flowers Join the unfinished drawings, Colours engage in whispers With the walls and the windows. When that exhausted and disheveled rainbow Wakes up from her sound sleep It strikes dawn in the mansion. All the curtains of inertia will be Drawn aside in a hurry. As…
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Just let this night pass… Ramineni Mohanatulasi, Telugu, Indian
Just let this night pass… Spring shall dawn with the daybreak! Look over there, The last tree on the turn, shall start budding And the Cuckoo shall coo through the morning window; Shedding its inhibitions The Mango shall bloom all over its dense foliage; To the Sun climbing over the orient Roof top shall…
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The Liberated Nymph… Manasa Chamarti, Telugu, Indian
Oh, Me! How tender you look! The flower blushed as tenderly. You must forever remain like this for my sake! Pulchritude fluttered in delight. Can you sing any lays? Music turned its voice Won’t you bless me with a kiss? Love embraced in consummating angst. House should be kept spick…
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Unrelenting Drizzle… Nanda Kishore, Telugu, Indian
As the wind blows off the roof, I run after the wheeling palm leaves… The delight at the gust of rain-borne wind Evaporates in no time. As the waters enter the house, I try bailing out with utensils. The indulgence of rain drops Really takes me to my wit’s end. One should only…
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Death Sentence … Viswanatha Satyanarayana, Indian
Telugu Original: Uri (Published in Anandavani) “You have sentenced me to death; and now ask me to say whatever I want to say. There would be some meaning if you had asked me before passing the sentence. Now, it makes no difference whether or not I say what I wanted to say. But there is…
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