Arun Kamal (India)

This Is The Time

This is the time
When the harvest is over
And there is still time to sow anew

The fields lie bare
The land is distracted, stunned by the sudden Sun-
At intervals, shade from the hedge-
fallen stumps gleam

The herd gazes at a distance
And molehills
And scattered sand around anthills

This is the time
When the old remains no more
​And the new remains to come

Translated from Hindi by Giriraj Kiradoo & Rahul Soni

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