Photograph by Abhilash Shinde
My grandpa would tell me
How his grandfather was injured as a boy
When his older brother crash landed on him
As the hanging root he was swinging on
Gave in and came crashing
With a thud.
Here, my grandfather would try to amplify his ‘thud’
By spreading his arms in an explosive sweep
And I would be startled—each time;
But all his impressive theatrics never stopped me
From visiting my ancient playmate
For I knew he had been my grandpa’s playmate too.
—from The City of Graves (work in progress)
माजा आजुस मना नेमी सांगाचा
त्याचे डोकऱ्याबापास्शे लानपनी कैसा मार लागलाता
जवा त्याचा म्हॉटा भाऊस आदाललाता त्याचे मेंड्यावं
झॉका झ्याताना पारबी येलती त्याचे हातान
न तो वरशी आपाटलाता
धरामदीशी.
यी गोश्ट शेंगता-शेंगता तो कराचा 'धराऽम' यो आस्ना म्हॉटा
त्याचं दोनी हात उरवुन धाईचे-धाई दिशाना
न मी घाबराचु — दर येलंला;
बिन मी नय जुमानाचु त्याचे ये भारी नाटकाना
न जावाचुच माजे जाम जुने दॉस्ताला भ्याटाला
कला तं मना म्हायती व्हता
तो माजे आजुस्सा बी दोस्त व्हता.
—थरग्यांचा शेहर ह्या प्रस्तावित काव्यसंग्रहातुन
My grandpa would tell me
How his grandfather was injured as a boy
When his older brother crash landed on him
As the hanging root he was swinging on
Gave in and came crashing
With a thud.
Here, my grandfather would try to amplify his ‘thud’
By spreading his arms in an explosive sweep
And I would be startled—each time;
But all his impressive theatrics never stopped me
From visiting my ancient playmate
For I knew he had been my grandpa’s playmate too.
—from The City of Graves (work in progress)
Photograph by Abhilash Shinde
माजा आजुस मना नेमी सांगाचा
त्याचे डोकऱ्याबापास्शे लानपनी कैसा मार लागलाता
जवा त्याचा म्हॉटा भाऊस आदाललाता त्याचे मेंड्यावं
झॉका झ्याताना पारबी येलती त्याचे हातान
न तो वरशी आपाटलाता
धरामदीशी.
यी गोश्ट शेंगता-शेंगता तो कराचा 'धराऽम' यो आस्ना म्हॉटा
त्याचं दोनी हात उरवुन धाईचे-धाई दिशाना
न मी घाबराचु — दर येलंला;
बिन मी नय जुमानाचु त्याचे ये भारी नाटकाना
न जावाचुच माजे जाम जुने दॉस्ताला भ्याटाला
कला तं मना म्हायती व्हता तो माजे आजुस्सा बी दोस्त व्हता.
—थरग्यांचा शेहर ह्या प्रस्तावित काव्यसंग्रहातुन