Vignettes of a South African Township called Mdantsane

Thursday, January 28, 2010

Women carrying water

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women carrying water
take the gravel road to home
fields and a sky
enter a conspiracy
to shun the sun
children play the coke tops
on a placid river afternoon
mdantsane sings to the occasional rushing
wind
and cars that never stop
there.

Poetry and Watercolor by Amitabh Mitra

5 comments:

  1. पनिहारिन चल पड़ी डगर डगर
    दूर कहीं है उसका छोटा सा कच्चा घर
    खेत, खलिहान, रास्ते रोज़ के हमसफ़र
    खुद आंसू पीती, पसीना बहाती है
    पैरों के छालों को भूल
    औरों की प्यास बुझाती है
    देश कोई हो, विडंबना पुरानी है
    यही हर अबला की कहानी है

    " देवेन्द्र शर्मा "

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  2. Breath-taking as usual....plans to nominate you to a literary award committee in near future.

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  3. Words draws one right in to life in Indian villages

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