Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM
(We are extremely thankful to Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi Ji for sharing his literary and artworks with e-abhivyakti. An alumnus of IIM Ahmedabad, Capt. Pravin has served the country at national as well international level in various fronts. Presently, working as Senior Advisor, C-DAC in Artificial Intelligence and HPC Group; and involved in various national-level projects.
We present an English Version of Shri Sanjay Bhardwj’s Hindi Poetry “पानी ” published previously as ☆ संजय दृष्टि – पानी ☆ We extend our heartiest thanks to Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi Ji for this beautiful translation.)
☆ Water… ☆
Whenever the water
of man’s eyes dies
It crosses all the limits
of the Danger sign…
Quenching thirst
is water’s nature
Filling up the springs
is water’s attribute
Moistening up the countless
Rugged roots of the trees
Turning the grass velvety
Making it bask in greenery
Pausing merrily for the
Pools, ponds and pits
Soaking the barren soil
making her womb green!
Inimically concrete jungle enroute
prevents the water absorption
Cement, rubble, garbage dumps
Together, try to deter water flow…
As water has to quench
every thirsty soul around
It has to reach every possible
creature and the organism…
Interruptions make it little furious
Enraging it in a turbulent mood
As it blows away all the possible
Reasons of the stoppages enroute
Concrete jungles start shaking
Forcing every ungrateful man
to promptly start creating myriad
avenues for its natural free flow….
When the water comes back
In the eyes of abject mankind
Sensing it, the water level too
recedes below the Danger mark!
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