Poem
Shubham Shree
THE DAILY LIFE OF TRIVEDI JI
Got upBrushed his teeth
Went for a run in his rubber slippers
Daughter spoke a little English
Felt pride
Had breakfast
Drove his car
Came to university
Took a lecture on Tulsidas
Gave students some tips on good morals
Got distracted by a bra-strap
Wrote a column on the decline of Indian culture
The students came
Got them to massage his shoulders
They'd got tea
(He had only a two-thousand note)
Came home
Had his lunch
Napped
Saw his serial
When his wife slept, opened Facebook
Liked the photos of fifty-three girls
On twenty-three, he commented
“You are incomparably beautiful”
Thirteen, he inboxed
“I am thinking of you”
Three replied
“Thank you Sir,
You are like a father to me
Hope I always have your blessings”
© Translation: 2020, Akhil Katyal
तिरबेदी जी का दैनिक जीवन
तिरबेदी जी का दैनिक जीवन
उठेदातुन की
हवाई चप्पल में दौड़ लगाई
बेटी ने अंग्रेजी बोली
गर्व किया
रोटी सब्जी खाई
कार चलाई
यूनीवर्सिटी आए
तुलसीदास पढ़ाए
विद्यार्थियों को सदाचार सिखाया
रेसर बैक में ब्रा की स्ट्रेप देख विचलित हुए
भारतीय संस्कृति के पतन पर लेख लिखा
शिष्य आए
मालिश करवाए
चाय लाए
(इनके पास हजार का नोट था)
घर आए
दाल भात खाए
सोए
सीरियल देखा
पत्नी सो गई तो फेसबुक खोला
तिरेपन लड़कियों की तस्वीर लाइक की
तेईस पर कमेंट किया
“तुम अपूर्व सुंदर हो”
तेरह को इनबॉक्स किया
“तुम्हारी याद आ रही है/
तीन ने जवाब दिया
“धन्यवाद सर
आप पिता समान हैं
आपका आशीर्वाद बना रहे”
© 2020, Shubham Shree
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THE DAILY LIFE OF TRIVEDI JI
Got upBrushed his teeth
Went for a run in his rubber slippers
Daughter spoke a little English
Felt pride
Had breakfast
Drove his car
Came to university
Took a lecture on Tulsidas
Gave students some tips on good morals
Got distracted by a bra-strap
Wrote a column on the decline of Indian culture
The students came
Got them to massage his shoulders
They'd got tea
(He had only a two-thousand note)
Came home
Had his lunch
Napped
Saw his serial
When his wife slept, opened Facebook
Liked the photos of fifty-three girls
On twenty-three, he commented
“You are incomparably beautiful”
Thirteen, he inboxed
“I am thinking of you”
Three replied
“Thank you Sir,
You are like a father to me
Hope I always have your blessings”
© 2020, Akhil Katyal
THE DAILY LIFE OF TRIVEDI JI
Got upBrushed his teeth
Went for a run in his rubber slippers
Daughter spoke a little English
Felt pride
Had breakfast
Drove his car
Came to university
Took a lecture on Tulsidas
Gave students some tips on good morals
Got distracted by a bra-strap
Wrote a column on the decline of Indian culture
The students came
Got them to massage his shoulders
They'd got tea
(He had only a two-thousand note)
Came home
Had his lunch
Napped
Saw his serial
When his wife slept, opened Facebook
Liked the photos of fifty-three girls
On twenty-three, he commented
“You are incomparably beautiful”
Thirteen, he inboxed
“I am thinking of you”
Three replied
“Thank you Sir,
You are like a father to me
Hope I always have your blessings”
© 2020, Akhil Katyal
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