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 “~ Elixir of Life… ~”. 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.)
~ Elixir of Life… ~ 
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“When the body tires, the pen heals.
When silence deepens, creativity breathes us back to life.”
Elixir of Life — a poetic awakening that stirs the sleeping soul and mends the torn threads of our existence, rejuvenating the entire continuum of life.
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Rest… hit the bed…
Remain in slumber…
Even if it breaks — keep lying…
*
Through the sleepy night…
Even if you wake up early,
Don’t ever touch the pen…
Such stirrings tear the pores,
Disturb the body’s wellbeing…
*
The lifeline fragments —
Rebukes of loved ones,
Familiar faces, subtle warnings,
The doctor’s counsel —
Unceasing, relentless advice…
*
After a few moments of silence,
I quietly rise, empty my mind —
Trapped in a cage,
Like a soul within a parrot,
Holding, like a mythical being,
My eternal life-force…
*
I lift my pen — the lifeline,
And begin to write… and write…
Letters fall like droplets —
Torn pores start resurrecting…
*
The body reconciles…
Life returns to the flesh…
With open eyes, I witness
A magical rejuvenation —
As my sagging soul
Becomes whole again…!
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~Pravin Raghuvanshi
© Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM
≈ Editor – Shri Hemant Bawankar/Editor (English) – Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM ≈
