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....

Merger

Kivi  (Translated from Tamil by Bala)

KIVI

O Grace!
You dissolve and vanish
A cool patch of light into the clear sky.
Is it due to the intensity–  
Or cruelty–
Of my gaze?
– Questioned the Sun.
I don’t vanish I don’t melt
But unseen ethereal
I merge into you
unknown by you
– Answered the chaste dew-drop

Translated from Tamil by Bala

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