Triveni Journal
1927 | 11,233,916 words
Triveni is a journal dedicated to ancient Indian culture, history, philosophy, art, spirituality, music and all sorts of literature. Triveni was founded at Madras in 1927 and since that time various authors have donated their creativity in the form of articles, covering many aspects of public life....
The Rain and the Ocean
Sujata Priyambada (Translated from Oriya by Prafulla K. Tripathy)
SUJATA PRIYAMBADA
The emerald ocean
The upgazing tall coconut tree
And rain
As if the white ship of clouds
Has been anchored
It is raining
Drip-drop, many drops
Surf
Voyaging over the waves
The sails of the rain
Have been unfurled
By the winds
Through the coconut leaves
The ocean disappeared
And coconut tree disappeared
And rain disappeared
In the rain.
–Translated from Oriya by Prafulla K. Tripathy