Thursday, 8 September 2022

Desolations

 

Desolations

(an English translation of Uddhvaste by Indira Sant)


Floods of darkness

Descended upon me

Breaking the embankments of my heart

They eclipsed the skies

 

A tidal wave leapt up

And shattered the heavens into smithereens

Sinking the stars and

Washing away the helpless moon

 

Left now is a lifeless light,

Barren desolations,

And wandering through them, Insanity

Staring back at you with haunting eyes

 

- Indira Sant

 

1 comment:

  1. I really liked this. I began reading an older post of yours on Sanskrit. And then fell down a rabbit hole. It's nice to know you've been blogging for so long.

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