Tempest of time (poems)

Tempest of time (poems)

-Kondapalli Niharini

Translated by Elanaaga

13. Book is our Flag

Like a mother who directs a crawling child
Like the father who teaches his son how to run
Like the teacher who dispels fear from the mind
Like the temple that tells God is present
in the heart of one and all
Like the worldly wisdom
that teaches lessons of life,
the book, emitting countless
beams of light are our world.
It’s a wonderful spirit,
for it corrects our thoughts.
It’s an ever- new flourish
offering scents to human life.
Despite many differences,
the purport is one, it says.

(Sanchika, internet magazine, April – May 2020)

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(To be continued-)