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 Beggar

K. K. Kaul

See him wander through the wastes of night,
Lean and wiry, shrewd observant eyes-
Hands grown twisted,
His very existence
An outrage to the flesh.
From the slimy, spittle-drenched sidewalk
The clean, upstanding trees
Cry shame upon his withered crookedness.
In a press of people faring,
He dangles, gasping-
Alone through the blank streets,
He mumbles and stumbles
A perishing MAN!

K. K. KAUL.

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