More Marathi Poems In Translation

Th e L un at ic W ak es T o T he L ig ht of Birds The lunatic w ak es t o th e l ight of bird s His electric wi res b egin t o glo w Bird s sing thr oughout f ores ts of f lesh and blood Out side the lunatic’ s f inge rs b ecome wir es. Dar kne ss r oar s in the luna tic’s ar terie s It’ s the d ar knes s of half a s leep, ano ther kind of w And e ven comple te sle ep is a kind of f ire That mu st burst open in his w aking.

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The lunatic w atches all sound wi th e yes t hat p araph rase t he Sun Cir clin g outlying cen tre s And se veral sleep s and lightnings a wak en A v as t lul la by in f lesh a nd blood. The lunatic w atches a bi rd...f lying...with f lutt ering e yel id s And his e yes a re dr owne d as t he y f lutt er . (Ek oon K avi ta- 3, p.59 7)

Do or s o f C oincide nce Ope n a nd S hu t Door s of coincidence open and s hut . Wher ever li ght s bu rn m oths a re dra wn By dancing f lames...I’v e hear d man y thumries b ef ore the y en ded... Man y no tes ha ve h ave se parat ed the la yer s of dimensi ons ... Half-sha do ws h ave min gled man y a time... The hear t w ells u p at times w ithout an y r eason Watc hing this s tring of d ays. ..Lik e b roken st rings One remember s man y souls blinde d b y lo ve Man y bond s f ormed in t he pa st, br ok en since Man y sinner s’ s ouls lo vin g e ven me! Door s of coincidences open a nd sh ut Theref ore w e me t an d behind u s Al l doo rs di sap peare d...W e remained t oge the r... Su ppor tles s, sur prised w e held eac h o ther’ s hand s That r ema ined in our han ds---lif e w as o ver! (E koon Kavita -3;p .606)

In Th e So un dles s Void

In the soun dles s v oid m y o wn sc ream f el l o ver me That w as one pr oof of t he li mits of the univ er se.. . There’ s no r eason wh y I f eel sa d t od ay; y our s epa ration fr om me Ought t o remind me of some thing el se. As I w as f oll owing m yself in t he gaslight Walking with him e ven then This is wh at I remembere d. F or a mo ment e ven tre es s eemed fright ening Ho w could one e nd this journe y in to no direction? It’ s a time w hen only p eople w alk on t he tr am- tra cks... Bothe ring th emselv es...Electric li ght Sp read s thr ough the b ranc he s of tree s. R el evant s pac e Floats u pon t he m ind’ s su r face a s one’s f ee t fall int o dif ferent me mories. I really ha ve w alk ed thr ough me mories! Thr ough t he sp ace be tw een tw o w ord s----thr ough silence! (E koon Kavita -3; pp. 606-60 7)

Th rou gh W ind s Tangled L ik e th e S un ’s H air Thr ough win ds t angled l ik e the s un’ s hair Some ti mes I s ee y our c hangin g c he ek Some ti mes y our w arm f inge rs f aintly p as s thr ough m y han d Some ti mes I s ee the mirr or in fr ont of y ou without y ou Some ti mes t he sunlight in m y e yes flo ws thr ough it . My tran spa rent han d has b eco me a b ush o ver m y e yes It s lea ves r us tle lik e a bird The red e yes of a gre y d ove s par kle Thr ough it s pale hea p of f lo wer s li ke de w... ...H ave y ou he ard thi s t oo w hat f loats in m y s epa ration fr om y ou? Becau se y our br eath is s till on m y cheek lik e a bl ush. (E koon Kavita -3; p.608 )

Th ere In Her R oo m There in her r oo m lant erns of p aper Are sw aying in t he breeze, d rowned In the d ar knes s of d eathly intimacy . I see Alw ays our s hado ws blending on the w all. There th e sw ee tne ss of her smile remains on the lips Ju st enough f or the lip s. There her y ou thful

Silent su bmission f alls l ik e beams On t he be d of inclination- --aimed in the di

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There in her r oo m sw aying with the b reeze My f ive lif e-brea ths s ta y f or t he night There her s pa sms of pain co ver With f ondnes s---m y self-t or ture. (E koon Kavita -3;pp .608- 609)

I D o N ot W ant Col ou rs I do n ot w ant colour s be y our laught er lik e a prism. In a bea utiful cloudless night I s ee y our half-divine b rea sts . Ev er y w ord still has one s tep more t o tak e lik e Vam ana Half-a ware of this I laugh t oo. Under a s pre ad out univ er se our hear ts a re bea ting. But continue t o la ugh wi thout doub t. Be side y our smile I t oo k ee p a w atc h lik e V enus.

Int er mitt entl y S ur prised the D ren ched D ar kn es s Int ermitt ently sur prised t he dr enc hed d ar kne ss Int ermitt ently asc ending fr om the shadja ris habh, gandhar ... Int ermitt ently w e ha ve he ard in the d esolat e t emple The enorm ou s ec hoes of unkno wn tree s cra shing do wn, Int ermitt ently the a waren es s of t he univ er se br ok e u p lik e a po t Int ermitt ently in s pac e w et de signs turn ed ar ound Int ermitt ently w e f elt lonely an d v er y silent Slo wly l ist ening t o silence---e ver ything re st ed on our e yes . Eac h night comes on ly once and ea ch li mb Only once is held in hallunicat ed su sp ense... The v oice w e he ar int ermitt ently is on ly once. Int ermitt ently St range r than hone y the night of se pera ti on drip s in the hear t. (E koon Kavita -3; pp609- 610)