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....
SUJATA PRIYAMBADA
On the placid bosom of the lake
is reflected
this sky
the whole of the sky.
Stars reflect stars,
other celestial bodies reflect other celestial bodies
But...
void does not reflect void
only the mass of water.
If only
our relationship
destituted by emptiness
could
alas
be so!
�Translated from Bengali by Subhash Ch. Sarker