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....
I remember
Mother, this was your first kiss
And the memory of it lingers within me
Like the perfume of a flower.
When you saw me hurt and weeping,
Did you not bend softly and lay
Your warm cheeks against mine?
Mother, that was your first kiss
And I remember it still.
Then did I raise myself and throw my arms around you
As if I could make you a prisoner! and you smiled;
Ah! if I could ever remain thus with my mother smiling
And the kiss of her warm lips lingering
On my cheeks . . .
Translated from MARATHI by
R. L. RAU.