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....
SLEEVELESS-BEAUTY
Dr. B. GOPALA REDDY
(Translated from Telugu by D. V. Ramanayya)
Unexpected sight surprises,
Novel appearance pleases.
It was a pleasant vision, that morn.
Sight neither expected nor sought for smiled on me.
Her beauty was natural with golden complexion
Beauty received me with censor lit.
Joy inexpressible welled up in my heart.
Many a time I met her.
To this emotion I was a stranger.
The sleeveless jacket,
Revealed the treasure trough of youth.
The nonpareil beauty of shoulders
shone like moonlight through clouds,
smiled like rubies brushed up from dust.
Blossomed like a flower in the cupid’s quiver.
Shimmered like a wavelet in the river of tresses.
Dazzled like the eye of lightning.
Youth and beauty sang in unison.
I smelt the fragrance of untimely spring.
Beauty hurts like flame;
But enlightens and inspires.
That morn left indelible impression
in my memory vale.
Adoration for beauty alone sprouted in me.