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....

A Second Glance

Kurt E. Svatek

A Second Glancetc "A Second Glance"

Kurt F. Svatek
The night is clear
yet there is no star sparkling.
A scarecrow stands tilted sideward,
wrapped in a soldiers coat,
and suddenly frightens
the wayfarer
whose eyes reflect restlessness.

And the little crow
that was crying out
as loud as it possibly could,
is now sitting at ease
on the scarecrow’s hut, a rusty metal pot.
This eben makes the wayfarer
to breathe a sigh of relief.

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