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Dilip Chitre
They Tell Me Your Colour is Blue
They tell me your colour is blueMy life-breath feeds on your inspiring luminous pastures
All that stands still or moves has turned into grass
In celebration of your much-extolled blueness
It is also said that you are unfathomable
Those who know your exact whereabouts say so on oath
I am happier to realise you in your lost but similar addresses
In your nature that spurns all limits
All awareness turns over
In a winking of your eyes
Your serpentine power looms throughout your being
It shows us our destined parts in your vast anatomy
You – from the number one to its zillionth decimal – are
A unique curvature unto yourself
That has no outer shell nor has any inner space.
© 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
THEY TELL ME YOUR COLOUR IS BLUE
© 1999, Viju Chitre
From: Ekoon Kavita -3
Publisher: Popular Prakashan, Mumbai
From: Ekoon Kavita -3
Publisher: Popular Prakashan, Mumbai
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They Tell Me Your Colour is Blue
They tell me your colour is blueMy life-breath feeds on your inspiring luminous pastures
All that stands still or moves has turned into grass
In celebration of your much-extolled blueness
It is also said that you are unfathomable
Those who know your exact whereabouts say so on oath
I am happier to realise you in your lost but similar addresses
In your nature that spurns all limits
All awareness turns over
In a winking of your eyes
Your serpentine power looms throughout your being
It shows us our destined parts in your vast anatomy
You – from the number one to its zillionth decimal – are
A unique curvature unto yourself
That has no outer shell nor has any inner space.
© 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
They Tell Me Your Colour is Blue
They tell me your colour is blueMy life-breath feeds on your inspiring luminous pastures
All that stands still or moves has turned into grass
In celebration of your much-extolled blueness
It is also said that you are unfathomable
Those who know your exact whereabouts say so on oath
I am happier to realise you in your lost but similar addresses
In your nature that spurns all limits
All awareness turns over
In a winking of your eyes
Your serpentine power looms throughout your being
It shows us our destined parts in your vast anatomy
You – from the number one to its zillionth decimal – are
A unique curvature unto yourself
That has no outer shell nor has any inner space.
© 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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