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 Promise

K. S. Venkataramu

When grief made me mute,
when silence became a burden,
with the song still-born–  
and the stars forgot their promise
of everlasting melody,

a baby painted a smile
on its toothless gums
and kept its promise
by blithely singing a babble–
­a song unforgettable.

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