...and then the storyteller started to spin his yarn. 'Everyone', he said 'has a story tell'. http://storyteller.blogspirit.com/poem/ Thu, 15 May 2008 20:10:44 +0200 blogSpirit.com All Rights Reserved http://storyteller.blogspirit.com/archive/2008/05/10/untitled.html http://storyteller.blogspirit.com/archive/2008/05/10/untitled.html noreply@blogspirit.com (shanky) Poem Sat, 10 May 2008 11:15:00 +0200 [In Hindi]<br /><br />mausam ke saath khile kutch phool<br />darakth ki jadon pur lag chuki deemak<br />shaakh ko ya maaloom<br /><br />talwaaron ne pehni shuarya ki dhaar<br />aadhi tankhwa pe bike senapati<br />sainikon ko kya maaloom<br /><br />shraddha se jhukaya mandir may sir<br />laalach aur zeher is sana hua dil<br />duaon ko kya maaloom<br /><br />jab hote hain wo bus unhe dekhte hain<br />aur phir unki yaad may tumhe dekhte hain<br />mehbooba ko kya maaloom<br /><br />[English Translation]<br /><br />Flowers of the season blossom<br />Termites feed on the roots of the tree<br />What do the branches know<br /><br />Swords wear the steel of bravery<br />The general is sold for half his salary<br />What do the soldiers know<br /><br />The head bows with faith in the temple<br />The heart is filled with greed and poison<br />What do the prayers know<br /><br />When she is near all I see is her<br />And thinking of her all I see is you<br />What does my lover know http://storyteller.blogspirit.com/archive/2008/04/23/asleep-awake.html http://storyteller.blogspirit.com/archive/2008/04/23/asleep-awake.html noreply@blogspirit.com (shanky) Poem Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:30:00 +0200 I see myself sleep, careless, blank.<br />I see that dream leaving me.<br />It took me to places I won't remember.<br />I see my hand stretching out<br />trying to hold the dream back,<br />then it falls down to pull the sheet over.<br />I see the morning sun measuring my window.<br />Light slits my eyes,<br />entering me to enlighten me.<br />I see myself wake up.<br />And, then I go to sleep.