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....
IFTIKHAR HUSAIN RIZVI
The grinder is dropping things
Into the grindstones,
Indiscriminately,
At whatever he lays his hands upon.
A thousand things lie tumbled down
Aheaped incongruously.
Amidst the heap are lying
The songs of joy, the blooms of love,
The palms of triumph, the buds of hope,
The wings of truth, the lips of faith,
The pearls of weal, the eyes of woe,
The leaves of help, the limbs of care,
The cheeks of charm, the brows of grace,
The shields of honour newly won,
And valour’s trophies writ in blood,
The wounded face of honesty,
The unheard sighs of innocence,
And even the Idols of gods.
Some are moist-eyed, some bravely gaze,
But all alike wait for their turn
To be ground into smithreens.