THREE POEMS
DR. T.R. VRAJBAL
SELF INTRODUCTION
On my mind
the darkness of the past lies thick;
Over my thought
the present depression stands sentinel;
Dusty moonlight
overshadows my future dreams;
I have a body of clay
but my breath is fragrant;
What shall I trust?
Life is transient
like a drop of water
balancing on a glass ball.
UNSOLICITED LIFE
I did not desire to be born.
Unseen hands shaped this unshapely figure.
The earthly feelings radiate the Almighty.
This unsolicited life
The earthly feelings radiate the Almighty.
This unsolicited life
is nothing more than a wager long forgot.
AN INDELIBLE MARK
I am a drop
wherein life mingles with death;
I am a lovely moon
rising in the firmament;
I appear and disappear,
wax and wane,
but never perish,
I am an indelible mark.
I am an ascetic
Translated from
Hindi
By DR. RAVI