Category: Poetry

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

(Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi —an ex Naval Officer, possesses a multifaceted personality. He served as a Senior Advisor in prestigious Supercomputer organisation C-DAC, Pune. He was involved in various Artificial Intelligence and High-Performance Computing projects of national and international repute. He has got a long experience in the field of ‘Natural Language Processing’, especially, in the domain of Machine Translation. He has taken the mantle of translating the timeless beauties of Indian literature upon himself so that it reaches across the globe. He has also undertaken translation work for Shri Narendra Modi, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, which was highly appreciated by him. He is also a member of ‘Bombay Film Writer Association’.

We present Capt. Pravin Raghuvanshi ji’s amazing poem “~ Can We Be Strangers Again? ~”.  We extend our heartiest thanks to the learned author Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi Ji (who is very well conversant with Hindi, Sanskrit, English and Urdu languages) and his artwork.) 

~ Can We Be Strangers Again? ~ 

☆

At first

there was only a spark

unburdened by yesterday

with no looming shadows

of the past…

Then we drew closer

wrapped in an unspoken intimacy

Expectations arrived

as though ordained by destiny

They failed

And in their wake

discords quietly

bloomed between us

Until silence

became

the language

of our conversations

The world

with its silent certainty

stole the wild joy

We believed

love would preserve

but in vain…

Then came

the quiet revelation

Perhaps

remaining strangers

is a rare blessing

For strangers are free

to dream

without disillusion

to admire

without expectation

and to preserve forever

the euphoria

that familiarity

so often steals…!

☆

~Pravin Raghuvanshi

 © Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

(Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi —an ex Naval Officer, possesses a multifaceted personality. He served as a Senior Advisor in prestigious Supercomputer organisation C-DAC, Pune. He was involved in various Artificial Intelligence and High-Performance Computing projects of national and international repute. He has got a long experience in the field of ‘Natural Language Processing’, especially, in the domain of Machine Translation. He has taken the mantle of translating the timeless beauties of Indian literature upon himself so that it reaches across the globe. He has also undertaken translation work for Shri Narendra Modi, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, which was highly appreciated by him. He is also a member of ‘Bombay Film Writer Association’.

We present Capt. Pravin Raghuvanshi ji’s amazing poem “~ Sojourn from Self to Infinite… ~”.  We extend our heartiest thanks to the learned author Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi Ji (who is very well conversant with Hindi, Sanskrit, English and Urdu languages) and his artwork.) 

~ Sojourn from Self to Infinite… ~ 

☆ 

I squandered all the riches

of love upon you, my beloved

Until I became a stranger within

the chambers of my own heart

 *

How curious is the covenant

of these fleeting encounters

I never knew when your city

became my only home

 *

I drifted on, wearing the visage of

water, to the melody of stream

Then, with a single leap of the tide,

I became the ocean itself

 *

Love reshaped the very

fabric of my being

I embraced the night, only to

awaken as your dawn

 *

The fire of longing chiseled

me with such grace

That what was once mere stone

emerged as burnished gold

 *

No fetters, no fears remained

no sense of self survived

A nameless prayer once adrift,

I’ve now become a benediction

 *

This soul was adorned with

such a great resplendence

That like a rose upon the breeze

I became its fragrant essence

 *

I erased every trace of myself,

to be abided wholly in you

Yesterday I was but a drop

Today I am the Ocean itself

☆

~Pravin Raghuvanshi

 © Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

Hemant Bawankar

(This poem has been cited from my book “The Variegated Life of Emotional Hearts”.)

☆ Respect… ☆ Hemant Bawankar ☆

I’m not

as you are thinking.

You have seen

my body;

the dress of soul!

Don’t respect me

my body

the dress of soul.

Try to search

another side of the wall

hanging between

dress and soul.

If you succeed

then

I will respect you

else

you respect me.

© Hemant Bawankar

13th December 1977

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

(Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi —an ex Naval Officer, possesses a multifaceted personality. He served as a Senior Advisor in prestigious Supercomputer organisation C-DAC, Pune. He was involved in various Artificial Intelligence and High-Performance Computing projects of national and international repute. He has got a long experience in the field of ‘Natural Language Processing’, especially, in the domain of Machine Translation. He has taken the mantle of translating the timeless beauties of Indian literature upon himself so that it reaches across the globe. He has also undertaken translation work for Shri Narendra Modi, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, which was highly appreciated by him. He is also a member of ‘Bombay Film Writer Association’.

We present Capt. Pravin Raghuvanshi ji’s amazing poem “~ From a Drop to an Ocean… ~”.  We extend our heartiest thanks to the learned author Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi Ji (who is very well conversant with Hindi, Sanskrit, English and Urdu languages) and his artwork.) 

~ From a Drop to an Ocean… ~ 

☆ 

I squandered all the riches

of love upon you, my beloved

Until I became a stranger within

the chambers of my own heart

* 

How curious is the covenant

of these fleeting encounters

I never knew when your city

became my only home

 *

I drifted on, wearing the visage of

water, in the melody of stream

Then, with a single leap of the tide,

I became the ocean itself

 *

Love reshaped the very

fabric of my being

I embraced the night, only to

awaken as your dawn

 *

The fire of longing chiseled

me with such grace

That what was once mere stone

emerged as burnished gold

 *

No fetters, no fears remained

no sense of self survived

A nameless prayer once adrift,

Has now become a benediction

 *

This soul was adorned with

such a great resplendence

That like a rose upon the breeze

I became its fragrant essence

 *

I erased every trace of myself,

to be abided wholly in you

Yesterday I was but a drop

Today I am the Ocean itself

☆

~Pravin Raghuvanshi

 © Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

(Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi —an ex Naval Officer, possesses a multifaceted personality. He served as a Senior Advisor in prestigious Supercomputer organisation C-DAC, Pune. He was involved in various Artificial Intelligence and High-Performance Computing projects of national and international repute. He has got a long experience in the field of ‘Natural Language Processing’, especially, in the domain of Machine Translation. He has taken the mantle of translating the timeless beauties of Indian literature upon himself so that it reaches across the globe. He has also undertaken translation work for Shri Narendra Modi, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, which was highly appreciated by him. He is also a member of ‘Bombay Film Writer Association’.

We present Capt. Pravin Raghuvanshi ji’s amazing poem “~ The Lapwing’s Vow… ~”.  We extend our heartiest thanks to the learned author Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi Ji (who is very well conversant with Hindi, Sanskrit, English and Urdu languages) and his artwork.) 

~ The Lapwing’s Vow… ~ 

☆ 

In the fiercest drought, I still sow hope

With a tender shoot on a barren slope

I leave my dreams by the river’s side

To sip its waters, with time as the guide

 *

It’s not possible to summon rivers near

Nor bend the winds or shift their sphere

Yet though I am helpless, I won’t retreat

These fragile hopes shall not know defeat

 *

One day they’ll rise, deep-rooted and free

Their lush branches dancing in harmony

I may not live long to behold that day

But the river shall surely find its way

 *

The barren earth shall bloom yet again

Green forests will surely sing after rain

This lapwing’s labor will not be in vain

Hope plants the seed and faith brings rain

☆

~Pravin Raghuvanshi

 © Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

(Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi —an ex Naval Officer, possesses a multifaceted personality. He served as a Senior Advisor in prestigious Supercomputer organisation C-DAC, Pune. He was involved in various Artificial Intelligence and High-Performance Computing projects of national and international repute. He has got a long experience in the field of ‘Natural Language Processing’, especially, in the domain of Machine Translation. He has taken the mantle of translating the timeless beauties of Indian literature upon himself so that it reaches across the globe. He has also undertaken translation work for Shri Narendra Modi, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, which was highly appreciated by him. He is also a member of ‘Bombay Film Writer Association’.

We present Capt. Pravin Raghuvanshi ji’s amazing poem “~ The Ethereal Enchantress… ~”.  We extend our heartiest thanks to the learned author Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi Ji (who is very well conversant with Hindi, Sanskrit, English and Urdu languages) and his artwork.) 

~ The Ethereal Enchantress… ~ 

☆ 

Like a celestial maiden of divine grace,

She wandered beneath a star-strewn sky,

A night untouched by clouds,

Bathed in an ethereal radiance

Beyond mortal imagination…

With enchanting poise and doe-like eyes,

Her youth seemed to melt softly

Into the silver glow of moonlight.

Such was her heavenly presence—

A beauty so sublime

It seemed impossible even for Heaven to create…

Dark flowing tresses,

Waving with a mystical splendour,

Half-veiled her luminous face,

Yet only deepened

Its irresistible charm…

She was the very embodiment

Of an unspoken eternal longing…

Even the mere thought of her

Dripped like nectar from the soul…

How sacred, how serene

Was the shelter of her presence…!

Between those divine cheeks

And gracefully arched brows,

A playful yet triumphant smile

Continued to wander endlessly…!

That resplendent celestial aura of hers,

Even amidst the busiest moments of gentleness,

Seemed to fill the entire world

With joyous wonder and enchantment,

As though beauty itself

Had taken human form…

A tranquil mind,

A soul in perfect stillness,

A heart fulfilled by innocent love—

Such was the otherworldly beauty

Of that divine woman…

Thus she appeared—

A tender-hearted young enchantress,

Wrapped in grace, serenity,

And eternal moonlit beauty…!

☆

~Pravin Raghuvanshi

 © Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

(Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi —an ex Naval Officer, possesses a multifaceted personality. He served as a Senior Advisor in prestigious Supercomputer organisation C-DAC, Pune. He was involved in various Artificial Intelligence and High-Performance Computing projects of national and international repute. He has got a long experience in the field of ‘Natural Language Processing’, especially, in the domain of Machine Translation. He has taken the mantle of translating the timeless beauties of Indian literature upon himself so that it reaches across the globe. He has also undertaken translation work for Shri Narendra Modi, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, which was highly appreciated by him. He is also a member of ‘Bombay Film Writer Association’.

We present Capt. Pravin Raghuvanshi ji’s amazing poem “~ Freed You… ~”.  We extend our heartiest thanks to the learned author Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi Ji (who is very well conversant with Hindi, Sanskrit, English and Urdu languages) and his artwork.) 

~ Freed You… ~ 

☆ 

Yes, you may leave

Fly…

I’ve freed you forever

Little did you know

when the light that once illumined you

vanished into the sombre dark

Nor did I realize

when the night itself fell asleep

thinking of you

And here I am…

Ending where I began

With a smile

I loved you enough

to let you be you,

unconditionally

We were one sky once

Now,

two stars

poles apart

But go…

Scale that sky

For the sky is not the end

It is only the beginning

And my heart —

bigger than

the endless sky

☆

~Pravin Raghuvanshi

 © Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM