Mischievous Southward Wind!

 

BY SRINIVASA

 

Mischievous Southward Wind!

 

Blow not hither thy sweet load of fragrance

of flowers that bloom not for my eyes;

 

Blow not hither in fragments the melodies of songs

of maidens whose beauty is not for my eyes;

 

But blow past me and carry my essence and song,

to the maiden, who, by my eyes to he seen, does long.

 

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