Triveni Journal
1927 | 11,233,916 words
Triveni is a journal dedicated to ancient Indian culture, history, philosophy, art, spirituality, music and all sorts of literature. Triveni was founded at Madras in 1927 and since that time various authors have donated their creativity in the form of articles, covering many aspects of public life....
RIVER-YOU ARE
PRANI BASU
Charmed by your own waves, you flow forward
from your source
and never bound by four walls
You can go beyond and far
To flow in liquid rhymes is an easy step for you
The lucky divine dancer you are
and bound by no domestic rule
You dance your way with etherial Mirth to charm the world
No greater joy is there than owning you
no sadder experience
Most fragile and perplexing is your love
You are nobody’s wife
and would not stay in home for anyone
You do not desire a house
You wave and dance and dance towards whom
You are river
and forget the green behind
once you reach the sea
(Translated from Bengali by the Poet)