English Literature – Poetry ☆ Sparrow… ☆ 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 “~ Sparrow… ~”.  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.)

~ Sparrow… ~ 

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Upon my house’s parapet,

a sparrow made her nest

Each morning, she’d converse

with me in her sweetest best

* 

“Chee-chee,” “choo-choo,”

she’d chirp with glee

Grains to sustain her young,

a mother’s love to see

 *

Her visits stirred memories of

childhood’s joy and delight

As she’d descend with her flock,

in blue sky’s wondrous sight

 *

With patio hops and yard skips,

she’d flit and flutter by

Bringing divine bliss to my heart,

a sense of wonder why

 *

With beak so fine, she’d pick

and choose the finest grain

To feed her chicks, to  soothe

their hunger’s pangs and pains

 *

 Their joyful chirps, a symphony

of cosmic love and delight

As they awaited their mother’s return,

shining with love’s pure light

* 

The sparrow’s selfless love,

a divine lesson to my soul

A reflection of my mother’s love,

making my heart whole

 *

Tears of nostalgia spouted,

as nostalgia of childhood’s past

Resurfaced with the sparrow’s love,

Fond memories, never to  last

 *

Says the adage, “Love is priceless,”

a precious treasure to hold

A gain that’s greater than all wealth,

a blessing that never grows old

 *

For in the end, we leave behind

all earthly possessions dear

But love remains, a lasting

legacy that casts out every fear

 *

So let us live in love, die in love,

and fade in love’s pure light

For the sparrow’s lesson taught me,

love is life’s greatest delight

 *

A selfless love that asks for nothing,

yet gives with every breath

A love that’s priceless, pure, and true,

a love that’s worth our every death..!

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~Pravin Raghuvanshi

 © Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM