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Jiban Narah
Mirror
You’re reading your facein your palms
In the mirror of your palms
falls the shadows of veins
Resting in that shade
the eyes furtively search for
days and nights
for another pair of eyes
You lay your face on the palms
on another face
© Translation: 2009, Pradip Acharya
From: The Buddha and Other poems: Translated from the Assamese
Publisher: Monsoon Editions, Calicut, 2009
From: The Buddha and Other poems: Translated from the Assamese
Publisher: Monsoon Editions, Calicut, 2009
MIRROR
© 2000, Jiban Narah
From: Tā-ri-ri
Publisher: Bak, Guwahati
From: Tā-ri-ri
Publisher: Bak, Guwahati
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MIRROR
From: Tā-ri-ri
Mirror
You’re reading your facein your palms
In the mirror of your palms
falls the shadows of veins
Resting in that shade
the eyes furtively search for
days and nights
for another pair of eyes
You lay your face on the palms
on another face
© 2009, Pradip Acharya
From: The Buddha and Other poems: Translated from the Assamese
Publisher: 2009, Monsoon Editions, Calicut
From: The Buddha and Other poems: Translated from the Assamese
Publisher: 2009, Monsoon Editions, Calicut
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