English Literature – Poetry ☆ Petrichor… ☆ 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 “~ Petrichor… ~”.  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) for this beautiful translation and his artwork.)

~ Petrichor… ~ 

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In the grandest of “Perfumers Global Exhibition”,

A world of fragrances, a sensory exploration

Thousands of stalls, spread across miles wide,

Each one showcasing perfumes, with utmost pride

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Every bottle gleamed, with its own unique flair,

Fragrances wafted, dispelling all dissonant air

The crowd swooned, in awe of perfumed delight,

Overwhelmed by choices, their senses took flight

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Just then, dark clouds gathered, in the sky above,

Clouds rumbled, as raindrops began to pour in love

The earthy scent, of petrichor filled the entire place,

As heaven and earth merged, in a fragrant embrace

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Perfumes, that once dazzled, now faded from sight,

As the earthy scent, took the center stage in delight

Petrichor, -the aroma of the soil, rose high and free,

A fragrance, surpassing, all perfumes, for all to see

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~Pravin Raghuvanshi

(Hindi Credit: Mr. Sanjay Bharadwaj. Inspired by Mr. Sanjay Bharadwaj ji’s Hindi short story 👉 लघुकथा- सोंध )

 © Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM