Walking on the edge of a river-34 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi Walking on the edge of a river I am a river My shores are not that of a country My thoughts Are the waves of waves My walk heals the wounds Wipes off the pains and […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-33 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi New home When I heard Our ancestral home of tiles Had a rebirth I went there hiding A pack of old memory jasmines From the layers of the smell of new colors What I saw was […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-32 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi last tree Uniting earth and skyWith great thundering a demon thunderboltThe last tree on the earth collapsedIn the childhood when embraced mother in a nightmareMany a time when hugged that trunk of the treeStretching wide both […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-31 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi Light and desire This is not a country with sand foundation This is a place of that show light on path to the world This is not a cloth of, three feet, tricoloured Entire Indian liberated […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-30 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi A black mother But her dreams are Always red But the experiences in life are Black … pitch black … When an infant takes birth No color suits the pain of a mother On entire path […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-29 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi Niagara, a new feel Like you I am also is a part of nature Still, How come I cannot blend with it Without any concern of Any country, time and zone Without counting the sects or […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-28 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi Definition Now and thenIf we can go far away from everyoneIn fact, the meaning of life would be understood.Though we have desires, love and hatredWhat id we have nothing can be understood Let any number of […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-27 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi Inner kindling Nothing hides But with a silence Hundreds of days of peace History of silence Nothing we can have in stories we read My silence of that time A helplessness It’s a line on my […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-26 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi The dust of time Memory means Isn’t flowing into the past? How sweet it would be That level sad also In the layers of dust piled up On the leaf of life Dimmed waves of silent […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-24 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi 25.Recognition To his mother also His father had given the recognition All his pride Its about his recognition only So, he discards in that way He says his recognition is mine Except that, he says, I […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-24 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi 24.Soaring high He becomes so egoistic But in fact, never realizes The nature as a teacher Man, without wings Roving in the sky means To teach a lesson that Even to the dream that melts away […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-23 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi 23.How many? How many clouds are required To bear the burden of my tears How many oceans are needed To connect the roar of my heart How many forests are desired? To hide the darkness of […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-22 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi 22.Separately … Separating is not only For humans It’s a habit of the soil and To the rivers, mountains, and oceans Finally, to the sky also Not only To the fragrances and to the winds of […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-21 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi 21.Remaining nest Entire home Again carries the silent vacuum Till yesterday The waves of naughty words Just in a night The aerial roots of shadows of Silent tempest To a part of my womb Who migrated […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-20 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi 20.Memories of floods In the revolution of galaxies of centuries From endless circles of earth If the name is heard once again In childhood Crossing over the heads That went away cursing the heaps of dead […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-19 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi 19. A kitchen poem To write a poem Caught in the kitchen cabinet Struggled and jumped On the stove and committed suicide When doing Puri Crushed between two hands To my inability to hold the pen […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-18 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi 18. For me Separated from its mother When it was brought I became its mother Unable to walk slithering and walking Looking scared woofing When looking for milk I gave it the milk bottle Just moving […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-17 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi 17. Again mother The home without you Its like a burning globe in the vacuum From the coffee filter welcoming in the morning To the good night the lights in the night Everything searches for you […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-16 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi 16. A river means a stream A river means a stream only Anywhere that sounds like this only Scrubbing the stones and tuning them To understand the singing music of the river That sort of wetness […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-15 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi 15.The wet land of spring Though I forgot to tell my address Spring rushed as a stream of happiness Raised to its head with crores of desires The baskets of new whims and fancies Spread on […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-14 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi 14.The island of tears Leaving forever born and brought up country Changing the names of the roots of ancestors Packing the heap of dreams Migrating to a distant country To any anyone…at anytime Is nothing but […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-13 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi 13.Unknown Not only the people here Even trees and flowers are unknown Water and Fire, wind and sky with soil We feel, are the same everywhere But Here in water cold fire kindles Even sunlight also […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-12 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi 12. Silent brightness Green color We recall the leaves but I realized only when I read the nature book here The trees decorate on their entire body That So many hues of colors And fills their […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-11 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi 11. A light of letters When wanted to bloom as a flower Mind was caught in the fences of thorns When wished to give as a gift of love Mind became a sacrifice to the world […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-10 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi 10. My mother used to be there…… My mother used to be black in colour But she had a cool mind My mother had long hair But still always moved with knotted hair My mother used […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-9 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi 9. Value For what this earning Losing the life For only caterings and interior decorations With vast palaces … pubs…raves Whom to capture spreading a net and how long? Have we remembered what we ate yesterday? […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-8 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi 8. Ash From the word bullets targeted at night Wind slowly sprouts It dawns very soon A desire to write a happy poem As if a thorn pierced into the pen Isn’t it the poetry to […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-7 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi 7. A lonely mother-root Though we run endlessly Along the time indicator Who can have their own at the end? Hovered agony at the lonely end Behind the pretense of seriousness Grumbling and giving up In […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-6 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi 6. Memory a piece Though we try to forget Some person…an incident Pains as the agony of life Not only the delicate feel of the grace of roses The experiences of piercing glass pieces too The […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-5 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi 5. A shade like a dream Someone comes And leaves Giving fragrance to the soul That within every cell Scents Someone sings Leaving a melodious tune They move forth That now and again Plays the strings […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-4 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi 4. That girl If you are a bird I am your wing If you are an eye I am your dream If you are a heart I am its rhythm If you are an ocean […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-3 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi 3. The impression of ocean Is it required to explain the beauty of water When the earth covered itself completely With a cloth of water As the creatures depending on water All the oceans are […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-2 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi 2.A circle Like a boy on a horse moving On a giant wheel Every life is a wheel But extreme speed is always dangerous Only one creation of feel A formal drizzle In front of Only […]
Continue ReadingWalking on the edge of a river-1 English Translation – Swathi Sreepada Telugu original written by – Dr.C.Bhavani Devi 1.Daughter – A bridge No one gives birth to a daughter willingly They take life from an illusion Of giving birth to a son Daughters always remain as bridges Throughout the country From petite villages to […]
Continue ReadingDaughter – A bridge -Dr. C. Bhavani Devi Translation -swatee Sripada No one produces a daughter willingly They take life from an illusion Of producing a son Daughters are always the bridges Throughout the country From small villages to huge cities Between everyone in families Daughters are the bridges Who cares the streams within them? […]
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సైరంధ్రి (దీర్ఘ కవిత) గుజరాతీ మూలం , హిందీ అనువాదం : డా. వినోద్ కుమార్ జోషి తెలుగు సేత: డా. సి. భవానీదేవి ఒకటవ సర్గ : వివశసంధ్యలో నిరాలంబ గగనం నిస్పంద నిగూఢ సమీరం అధోముఖమై నిలిచిన యువతి వ్యగ్రమానస సంకలిత! తనపేరునే తలచుకుంటూ నిట్టూరుస్తున్నది సైరంధ్రి హస్తినాపుర సామ్రాజ్ఞికి ఎన్నడెరుగని అవమానం! విరాటనగరం, విరాటరాజు అజ్ఞాత అనూహ్య దేశం అసలు దాచిన రహస్యరూపం ఆబద్ధ అసత్యవేషం ! అడుగులు సాగటంలేదు చకోరనేత్రాలు సుంతయినా […]
Continue Readingజీవితం ఒక పుస్తకమైతే – డా . సి. భవానీదేవి జీవితం ఒక పుస్తకమైతే జరగబోయేవి ఇప్పుడే చదివేసేదాన్ని ఏది నన్ను చేరుకుంటుందో మనసు దేనిని కోల్పోతుందో కొన్ని స్వప్నాలనైనా ఎప్పుడు నిజం చేసుకుంటానో గాయాల చెట్టునయి ఎప్పుడు కూలిపోతానో జీవితం ఒక పుస్తకమైతే ….. చదువుతుంటే తెలిసిపోయేది! ఏడిపించిన జ్ఞాపకాలను చింపేసేదాన్ని మురిపించిన అనుభవాలను దాచుకునేదాన్ని మధురమైన సందర్భాలకు మరిన్ని పేజీలను చేర్చుకునేదాన్ని చివరి పేజీ చదివేటప్పటికి గెలుపు ఓటముల లెక్క అర్ధమయ్యేది ముళ్ళకంపలమధ్య మల్లెపూల […]
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చిన్నిదీపం (‘పరివ్యాప్త’ కవితలు) -డా. సి. భవానీదేవి మార్పు అనివార్యమైనా… ఇంత అసహజమైనదా ? మనకు ఇష్టం లేకుండా మనం ప్రేమించలేనిదా ? అయితే ఈ పొలాల మీద ఇంకా ఏ పక్షులు ఎగరలేవు ఏ పాములూ.. పచ్చని చెట్లూ.. ఇక్కడ కనిపించవు ఎటు చూసినా మనుషులే ! అమ్మకాలు, కొనుగోళ్ల మధ్య జరుగుతున్నది గ్రామాలక్లోనింగ్ ! ఒంటరి భూతం కోరలకి పట్టణాలే కాదు పల్లెలూ బలి ఇక్కడ తలుపుల్నీ టీవీ యాంటీనాలు మూసేసాయి మానవ సంబంధాలు […]
Continue Readingఖాళీ -డా.సి.భవానీదేవి ఇప్పుడంతా ఖాళీయేఇల్లు..మనసు..కలల ఖజానా ఎన్నో దశాబ్దాలుగా సేకరించి పెట్టుకున్నఅక్షర హాలికుల సేద్య ఫలాలు…. స్వర శిఖర సంభావిత సంపూజ్యరాగమాంత్రికుల మధుర గళ మధురిమలు సాహితీ ప్రకాండుల సభా సందర్భాలనుమనోనేత్రంలో చిర చిత్రణ చేసిన జ్ఞాపికలు బాల్యం తాగించిన అమ్మ నాన్నల అనంతామృత ధారల ప్రేమ ఉయ్యాలలు చదువు..సంస్కారం ప్రసరించినగురువుల ప్రశంసల ఆశీస్సులు బాల్యంలో హత్తుకున్న కలం ప్రకటించినఅనేకానేక రచనల సమాహారాలు చిన్నప్పటి నుండి నా ఆశల స్వప్నాల్నీనా కన్నీటి తడిని చదివిన వంటపాత్రలు దూరమయిన రక్తబంధాల ఆనవాళ్ళుదగ్గరయిన ఆత్మబంధువుల ఆప్యాయతలు జీవితంలో ప్రతి క్షణం ..వెలుగు నీడలుమనసుగదిలో […]
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బాపట్ల నానీలు – డా.సి.భవానీదేవి నీవాళ్ళు దూరమయ్యారా ? చింతించకు .. మేలు చేసుంటావు అందుకే ! అమ్మ.. నాన్న.. వెళ్లిపోయారు మట్టి మరోరూపందాల్చినా గుర్తించలేం కదా.. శతాధిక నాటకాల పేటి కొర్రపాటి …. నాటక రచనలో ఘనాపాఠి ! సాహితీ రుద్రమ కప్పిన తొలిశాలువా నాకది బాధ్యతా పులకరింత ! బతుకంతా నడకైనా కాళ్ళనెప్పుల్లేవు ఆరిపాదాలకు మా ఊరిమట్టి ! కిలో బియ్యం లీటర్ కిరోసిన్ కోసం రోజంతా క్యూలో … తుఫాన్ కు అంతా […]
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లక్ష్మణరేఖ (కవిత) -డా.సి.భవానీదేవి నీకిది సరికొత్త కాలం నాకుమాత్రం ఇది అసలు కొత్తకాదు నా జీవితమంతా ఎప్పుడూ లాక్ డౌనే ! అందుకే నాకస్సలు తేడా కనిపించటం లేదు ఏ మాల్స్ మూసేశారో ఏ మార్కెట్ తీసిఉందో నాకెప్పుడయినా తెలిస్తేగా… ఇప్పుడు నీ మార్నింగ్ వాక్ బంద్ నీ ఉద్యోగానికి నిర్విరామ విశ్రాంతి నువ్వు నిరంతరం ఇల్లు కదలకపోబట్టే నేను మరింత చాకిరీకాళ్ళకింద..నలుగుతూ తరతరాలుగా నాకోసం నువ్వు గీసిన లక్ష్మణరేఖను కరోనా భయంతోనైనా మొదటిసారి నువ్వు అనుభవిస్తుంటే […]
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