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....

Death

Gopal Bhaumik

(Translated by the author from his original Bengali poem)

My love is red like a rose of summer:
You are cruel,
And great is your burning power.
With the vain hope of restless youth,
And a face full of pitiful desire.
I look up to your face:
I see in it the picture of the imminent storm.
Darkness descends
As thick as blind desire:
In the sky is the signal of storm.
Storm comes down
With the unlawful power of a tyrant,
The red rose is blown away.