Till we’re Buried

ਚਲ ਚਲੀਏ
ਹਿਮਪਾਤ ਵੇਖਣ,
ਦਫ਼ਨ ਹੋਣ ਤੱਕ . . .

– ਬਾਸ਼ੋ
( ਅਨੁ.: ਦਲਵੀਰ ਗਿੱਲ )…………………………..
Come, let’s go
snow-viewing
till we’re buried . . .

Basho ( Trl. from Japanese by Lucien Stryk and Takashi Ikemoto )

Baboon Dance

baboons dance . . .
the warp and woof of
pelicans

The Howl

clouds
engulfing the moon . . .
wolf howl

The Howl

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clouds
engulfing the moon . . .
wolf howl

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Foot-Prints

footprints . . .
the cayman’s skeleton
on a wadi

fish-prints . . .
the cayman’s skeleton
on a wadi

Tadpoles

falls loom
over the bridge . . .
tadpoles

Swarm

falls loom
over the bridge . . .
tadpoles

Sand-Devils

sand-devils . . .
red moon eating
moths

4 ov ’em to review

1
grace walk . . .
the trail through
hilliness

2
foot-prints of fish . . .
a cayman skeleton on
the bed of a wadi

3
sand-devils . . .
red moon eating
moths

4
baboons dance . . .
the warp and woof of
pelicans

28/05/14

A Maze

weaving
tones and tunes . . .
a maze

ਬੁਣਦੀ ਕਿੱਦਾਂ
ਅੱਠ ਸੁਰਾਂ ‘ਚ ਗਾਣੇ . . .
ਗੋਰਖਧੰਦਾ

आठ सुरों में
कैसे बुनती गाने . . .
भूलभुलैया

 

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weaving
tones and tunes . . .
a maze