Poem
Dilip Chitre
At Midnight in the Bakery at the Corner
At midnight in the bakery at the cornerWhile bread and butter-biscuits are being baked
I remember the Rahman of my childhood
And Asmat’s sparkling eyes
Playing carom with me
At midnight in the bakery at the corner
While bread and butter-biscuits are being baked
I am boozing alone in my room
In front of me fried liver pieces gone cold in a plate
All my friends migrated to the Gulf
At midnight in the bakery at the corner
While bread and butter-biscuits are being baked
The wife of the Pathan next door enters my room
Closes the door and turns her back to me
I tell her, sister, go find someone else
When the bread develops its sponge, the smell
Of the entire building fills my nostrils.
© Translation: 2008, Dilip Chitre
From: Shesha: Selected Marathi Poems (1954–2008)
Publisher: Poetrywala, Mumbai, 2008
From: Shesha: Selected Marathi Poems (1954–2008)
Publisher: Poetrywala, Mumbai, 2008
AT MIDNIGHT IN THE BAKERY AT THE CORNER
© 1992, Viju Chitre
From: Ekoon Kavita -1
Publisher: Popular Prakashan, Mumbai
From: Ekoon Kavita -1
Publisher: Popular Prakashan, Mumbai
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At Midnight in the Bakery at the Corner
At midnight in the bakery at the cornerWhile bread and butter-biscuits are being baked
I remember the Rahman of my childhood
And Asmat’s sparkling eyes
Playing carom with me
At midnight in the bakery at the corner
While bread and butter-biscuits are being baked
I am boozing alone in my room
In front of me fried liver pieces gone cold in a plate
All my friends migrated to the Gulf
At midnight in the bakery at the corner
While bread and butter-biscuits are being baked
The wife of the Pathan next door enters my room
Closes the door and turns her back to me
I tell her, sister, go find someone else
When the bread develops its sponge, the smell
Of the entire building fills my nostrils.
© 2008, Dilip Chitre
From: Shesha: Selected Marathi Poems (1954–2008)
Publisher: 2008, Poetrywala, Mumbai
From: Shesha: Selected Marathi Poems (1954–2008)
Publisher: 2008, Poetrywala, Mumbai
At Midnight in the Bakery at the Corner
At midnight in the bakery at the cornerWhile bread and butter-biscuits are being baked
I remember the Rahman of my childhood
And Asmat’s sparkling eyes
Playing carom with me
At midnight in the bakery at the corner
While bread and butter-biscuits are being baked
I am boozing alone in my room
In front of me fried liver pieces gone cold in a plate
All my friends migrated to the Gulf
At midnight in the bakery at the corner
While bread and butter-biscuits are being baked
The wife of the Pathan next door enters my room
Closes the door and turns her back to me
I tell her, sister, go find someone else
When the bread develops its sponge, the smell
Of the entire building fills my nostrils.
© 2008, Dilip Chitre
From: Shesha: Selected Marathi Poems (1954–2008)
Publisher: 2008, Poetrywala, Mumbai
From: Shesha: Selected Marathi Poems (1954–2008)
Publisher: 2008, Poetrywala, Mumbai
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