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Bhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-29 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 29.Birth I watch this sky and these waves just before dawn— A bow like branch of tree if bent at one end, springs up the other side way lost at dusk searches dawn. Not everywhere is bright nor all is […]

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Bhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-28 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 28.Highway As one writes on sea having become a sea as one walks on rivers having become a river which boat should I board on Godavari highway? What I saw was a mature lady like new water as I lay […]

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Bhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-27 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 27.Marina Beach Marina beach, Marina beach how beautiful you are how many people are cajoled in your lap and charmed by you, falling in love with you as we walked to see you the coach we came by left leaving […]

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Bhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-26 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 26.Visakha! Oh my Visakha! You are a city like a hut beneath a hill What is so special about you Visakha to stay with you? Except Surya Sikha’ room in R.S.Hostel where we stayed what is so great about you? […]

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Bhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-25 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 25. Wild Dance of Waves When visiting sea at Kothapatnam won’t new thought germinate? No wonder when Koteswar Rao’s car halts at Kothapatnam is it a horse to swim in sea ? Those that land from car compose poetry but […]

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Bhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-24 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 24. Marine Congregation Oh my Visakha Sea! To extend to the sky how long you did tapasya,meditation like a maharshi? Absorbing great rivers of processions frighteningly massive public meeting today. But for enormous depth, immense capability, total transformation, how can […]

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Bhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-23 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 23. River Bhima Placidly flows like blood in arteries Bhima river, a perennial river till the other day that was like a snake that shed skin crawls like an earth worm today. Where is water for oars to steer a […]

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Bhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-22 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 22.My Man Green shoots sprout on earth rain dances down from sky sprouts never look at heavens drops of rain reach not earth. East and west never meet not known why friends turn into foes for feuding groups in legislature […]

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Bhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-21 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 21.My Path I listen sleeping on this ground breathing the same air on ground inside earth so many reverberations nothing is clear. I am also advised to sleep blissfully in a trice earth covers me at once whirl wind wakes […]

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Bhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-20 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 20.Plateau Three fourths water one part land world map hangs on wall between many countries separating several continents water occupies as oceans and sea yet water problem became global issue. *** It is not about one part land about three […]

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Bhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-19 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 19. Snapped Strings Walking across a dry lake needs no magic. When it was brimming with water to stand on the island like land all swimmers competed. Where is it? Expansive lake like green fields where is it? A dry […]

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Bhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-18 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 18. Rebecca To reach Manginapudi beach via Chilakalapudi if one starts from Bandar by bus sky becomes entrance of the home frolics standing on the way like a slant pot sea appears. Beauty— sea naughtiness— sea health— sea youthful life […]

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Bhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-17 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 17. Expansive Sheet of Water Stands undressed before me– I too am likewise– whether I adore or amalgamate but taste honey of experience. Just as the entire forest turns into a tree like disc of sun extending across the sky as […]

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Bhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-14 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 14.Conscience of Ocean For fishermen who trust sea for a living sea offers a base, sea becomes a grave. Those who care not lives dare tsunamis, defy authorities those who know not networking to shatter lives know well to spread […]

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Bhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-13 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 13. Goa Like an ant climbing on a snake’s back I boarded the train. As ant crawls, snake slithers stretching neck, with hissing hood. Kacheguda to Yashwantpur express traversing through Guntakal, Hubli, Dharwad, Londa, Madgaon train performs disco dance till […]

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Bhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-11 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 11.Downpour of Delight In conclave of clouds Sun went missing in market selling cows calves untraceable. Like crashing water tank turned all the ground into a lake, entire cotton beds when twisted cascading sky tumbled as branded bull. As eye […]

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Bhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-10 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 10.Lake in Ravurukala Even when monsoon arrives, storms strike why doesn’t tank in my village brim over? In Medak district, Siddipet mandal is the lake in ravurukula, a far flung village. Even as streams overflow rivers swell fiercely gates lifted […]

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Bhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-9 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 9.Corporate Eye Whoever christened it ‘Ella Samudam’ exquisitely suits, it is a lake  nurtured as a calf by our village with love. Calf tied to the stake somehow vanished for ever in the market of imperialism was interred in a […]

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Bhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-8 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 8.Bhagiratha’s Bount Below the bund you stand above the same I linger in between lies issue of lakes! From fusion separation possible in separation fusion too! Friends turning foes foes forging bonds not strange in history. Battle between Rama and […]

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Bhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-7 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 7.No More Patience Below the bund you stand above the same I linger in between lies issue of lakes! From fusion separation possible in separation fusion too! Friends turning foes foes forging bonds not strange in history. Battle between Rama […]

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చేతులు చాస్తేచాలు!

 చేతులు చాస్తేచాలు!  – కందుకూరి శ్రీరాములు సూర్యుడు ఒక దినచర్య ఎంత ఓపిక ! ఎంతప్రేమ ! భూమిపాపాయిని ఆడించేందుకు లాలించేందుకు నవ్వులవెలుగులు నింపటానికి పొద్దున్నే బయల్దేరుతాడు భానుడు తల్లిలా – ఆత్మీయత ఒక వస్తువు కాదు ఒక పదార్థం అంతకంటే కాదు లోలోన రగిలే ధగధగ- వేల వేలకిరణాలతో నేలను  ఒళ్లోకి తీసుకొని నేలను ఆడించి పాడించి లాలించి బుజ్జగించి ముద్దాడి తినిపించి నిద్రపుచ్చి కూలికి వెళ్లిన తల్లిలా మళ్లీవస్తా అంటూ వెళ్లిపోతుంది పొద్దు! అరచేయి […]

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Bhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-6 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 6.Battle Field Whether you are a child of sea or Infant Ocean you are ambidextrous! Protector of destitute!! Bosom friend!!! You guided gait of flowers in grass composed words for mute parrots trained waves of dreams in art of singing […]

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Bhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-5 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 5.Demon Sea looks like sky on earth waves roll with undulations like clouds drifting daintily. Sun rays landing on breakers arrive as festoons of silver medals frequently vanishing for a while. End is not death in itself, a birth! Arena […]

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Bhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-4 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu 4. Eighth Ocean Discarding mountain Parvati, Parameshwar performing Lasya and Tandava on earth signify green carpet is more elegant than Kailasa. Grass strolls not on soil wishing the earth remains unchanged this hue should spread so for kilometres all around […]

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Bhagiratha’s Bounty and Other poems-1 English Translation: T.S. Chandra Mouli Telugu Original : Kandukuri Sreeramulu   Noise Within             How can the internal flow of Saraswati be displayed?How to pumpspring of sorrow surgingin layers of earth under layers of rock!Which device can showblood pressure of a volcanoracing through veins, arteries?Peacefullygenerouslycompassionatelyaffectionatelyis […]

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