naisaiku week 22

[ echoes of indian poetry -15]

'bada hua to kya hua jaise ped khajoor
panthi ko chaya nahin phal lage ati door'- kabir

tall, the date palm tree
no shade to the traveler
THE FRUITS ARE FAR OFF
the traveler without shade
could you call that tall .. kabir

naisaiku / translation / z.g.©

                    ~~ .. ~~
                     in the gloaming hues
                tracing a sad melody
             FIND A HAPPY SONG
 then rearranging the notes
return to the blues ..



/ naisaiku / original /z.g.©