Dr. Sandeep Kumar Kar Poems

Slowly, I creep into your thoughts,
bringing about a transformation,
Then, I reign over your senses,
controlling your actions.
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Every step upwards means,
the leaving of something behind.
The high is reached only
at the sacrifice of the low.
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As the falling rain,
prepares the earth, for the future crops,
Sorrows, showering on the heart
prepare and mellow it,
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Time moves at an unceasing pace.
The passage of time, brings in its wake,
all manner of changes.
The child grows into a youth,
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The state of darkness
accelerates our delight in the sunlight.
The state of stagnation,
glorifies the state of motion.
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Mom tells me to finish my homework quickly,
When I ask why? , she tells me
“You should become great as great as your dad”.
When I ask, where is my dad Mom?
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The birds I see in the azure sky,
appear as a victim in the hand of pride.
They even see us with depressed eyes!
Who is there to bribe and seduce,
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The sky is covered with dark clouds,
amidst them sparkles the ray of hope.
Stagnation in the sky,
precursor to the enchanting peacock dance,
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Majrooh Sultanpuri (Kabhi haan Kabhi naa)
Translated by Dr. Sandeep Kumar Kar
He is lone, alone among thousands.
Perpetually you have seen his profligacy,
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Never did I think that,
fate will bring me to the point
where life is ebbed,
on reaching the destination.
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