Category: Poetry

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

(Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi —an ex Naval Officer, possesses a multifaceted personality. He served as a Senior Advisor in prestigious Supercomputer organisation C-DAC, Pune. He was involved in various Artificial Intelligence and High-Performance Computing projects of national and international repute. He has got a long experience in the field of ‘Natural Language Processing’, especially, in the domain of Machine Translation. He has taken the mantle of translating the timeless beauties of Indian literature upon himself so that it reaches across the globe. He has also undertaken translation work for Shri Narendra Modi, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, which was highly appreciated by him. He is also a member of ‘Bombay Film Writer Association’.

We present Capt. Pravin Raghuvanshi ji’s amazing poem “~ Hollow Excuses… ~”.  We extend our heartiest thanks to the learned author Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi Ji (who is very well conversant with Hindi, Sanskrit, English and Urdu languages) for this beautiful translation and his artwork.) 

~ Hollow Excuses… ~ 

☆

Mesmerizing excuses made, as a guise

You left, with hollow words in disguise

 *

Distances grew, a chasm wide and high

Memories of you, that refuse to die

 *

Those tears, woven in a shroud of pain

A heart, trying to heal itself but in vain

 *

Scars left in heart, a treasure to care

Forged in fire of parting, a legacy rare

 *

In a desolate land, I wander, lost & cold

Your memories, a catchy tale to be told

 *

Yet, in solitude, I hold on to what’s left

A heart, once full, now echoes, bereft

☆

~Pravin Raghuvanshi

 © Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

(Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi —an ex Naval Officer, possesses a multifaceted personality. He served as a Senior Advisor in prestigious Supercomputer organisation C-DAC, Pune. He was involved in various Artificial Intelligence and High-Performance Computing projects of national and international repute. He has got a long experience in the field of ‘Natural Language Processing’, especially, in the domain of Machine Translation. He has taken the mantle of translating the timeless beauties of Indian literature upon himself so that it reaches across the globe. He has also undertaken translation work for Shri Narendra Modi, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, which was highly appreciated by him. He is also a member of ‘Bombay Film Writer Association’.

We present Capt. Pravin Raghuvanshi ji’s amazing poem “~ The Cremator… ~”.  We extend our heartiest thanks to the learned author Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi Ji (who is very well conversant with Hindi, Sanskrit, English and Urdu languages) for this beautiful translation and his artwork.) 

~ The Cremator… ~ 

  ☆

 Composed mind, unshaken hands

with calming glance

Witnessing life’s gory scenes

and  cremation’s  dance

* 

 Cremating corpses, scattered bones

and flesh decays,

Yet  they  stand  unfazed, with

an equanimous gaze

*

Lamenting strangers surround,

yet they’re like kin,

Their hearts untouched and

souls unperturbed within

 *

Homeward  bound, they shed

their  solemn  guise,

And join  life’s  revelry, with

joyous, grinning  eyes

 *

 Fists clenched tight, we arrive

with hope and fear,

Empty-handed, we depart,

when death draws near

* 

They’ve seen it all, the birth,

the  death, the  strife

Yet in stillness, they manifest

liberation of the life..!

☆

The Cremator is inspired by Shri Sanjay Bhardwaj ji’s Hindi poem स्थितप्रज्ञ. Please click on the following link to read 👇

हिन्दी साहित्य – मनन चिंतन ☆ संजय दृष्टि – स्थितप्रज्ञ ☆ श्री संजय भारद्वाज ☆

~Pravin Raghuvanshi

 © Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

(Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi —an ex Naval Officer, possesses a multifaceted personality. He served as a Senior Advisor in prestigious Supercomputer organisation C-DAC, Pune. He was involved in various Artificial Intelligence and High-Performance Computing projects of national and international repute. He has got a long experience in the field of ‘Natural Language Processing’, especially, in the domain of Machine Translation. He has taken the mantle of translating the timeless beauties of Indian literature upon himself so that it reaches across the globe. He has also undertaken translation work for Shri Narendra Modi, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, which was highly appreciated by him. He is also a member of ‘Bombay Film Writer Association’.

We present Capt. Pravin Raghuvanshi ji’s amazing poem “~ Cycles of Life… ~”.  We extend our heartiest thanks to the learned author Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi Ji (who is very well conversant with Hindi, Sanskrit, English and Urdu languages) for this beautiful translation and his artwork.) 

~ Cycles of Life… ~ 

☆

I cupped my hands with

the water’s gentle flow,

And tossed the droplets high,

towards the skies’ soft glow

 *

They knew fated course,

to their destined shore,

And back to the river,

they flowed once more

*

I flung the seed grains

towards the heaven’s gate,

Aware of the earth below,

only has their hebetic fate

* 

They fell onto the ground,

with a gentle mild sound,

And in the fertile soil,

their roots grew abound

 *

Man takes to the skies,

with pride and might,

In fleeting glory, his spirit

takes a soaring flight

 *

When will you return,

O’ mortal mankind..?

To the depths of your heart,

where soul and love bind

☆

~Pravin Raghuvanshi

 © Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

(Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi —an ex Naval Officer, possesses a multifaceted personality. He served as a Senior Advisor in prestigious Supercomputer organisation C-DAC, Pune. He was involved in various Artificial Intelligence and High-Performance Computing projects of national and international repute. He has got a long experience in the field of ‘Natural Language Processing’, especially, in the domain of Machine Translation. He has taken the mantle of translating the timeless beauties of Indian literature upon himself so that it reaches across the globe. He has also undertaken translation work for Shri Narendra Modi, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, which was highly appreciated by him. He is also a member of ‘Bombay Film Writer Association’.

We present Capt. Pravin Raghuvanshi ji’s amazing poem “~ Wily Soulful Life… ~”.  We extend our heartiest thanks to the learned author Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi Ji (who is very well conversant with Hindi, Sanskrit, English and Urdu languages) for this beautiful translation and his artwork.) 

~ Wily Soulful Life… ~ 

☆

O’ indomitable mind, thou art a turbulent sea,

How  oft  thy  waves  of  passion  tumult  me

 *

Like trees that seem  to dance, in a  wily guise,

Thy tricksy whispers shape my troubled sighs

 *

The  earth, in  cosmos  of might, doth  spin,

Yet  in  thy  chambers,  stillness lies within

 *

Elation  and  grief, a fleeting,  mystic pair,

Born of thy whims, beyond the mortal care

 *

O’ perennial  noble  soul, a  steadfast  star,

Always untouched by life’s fierce, wild war

 *

Thy joyous reactions,  a  labyrinth to resign,

A path to wisdom & gumption, I must design

 *

O’ life, how thy mastery I must seek to gain,

To rule thy tempests, and thy calm maintain

 *

For in thy stillness, truth doth shine so bright,

And in that light, my soul takes endless flight

☆

~Pravin Raghuvanshi

 © Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

(Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi —an ex Naval Officer, possesses a multifaceted personality. He served as a Senior Advisor in prestigious Supercomputer organisation C-DAC, Pune. He was involved in various Artificial Intelligence and High-Performance Computing projects of national and international repute. He has got a long experience in the field of ‘Natural Language Processing’, especially, in the domain of Machine Translation. He has taken the mantle of translating the timeless beauties of Indian literature upon himself so that it reaches across the globe. He has also undertaken translation work for Shri Narendra Modi, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, which was highly appreciated by him. He is also a member of ‘Bombay Film Writer Association’.

We present Capt. Pravin Raghuvanshi ji’s amazing poem “~ Who am I…? ~”.  We extend our heartiest thanks to the learned author Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi Ji (who is very well conversant with Hindi, Sanskrit, English and Urdu languages) for this beautiful translation and his artwork.) 

~ Who am I…? ~ 

☆

Who am I, a conundrum

wrapped in mystery?

The truth of existence, an

enigma eluding clarity?

*

Am I a fleeting thought,

drifting into the infinity?

Or a mystic soul, shrouded

in the silence of eternity?

*

In this labyrinth of self,

I search for a refrain,

A whisper of truth, or a

glimpse of the divine in vain?

*

Am I a moment’s pause, or

a heartbeat’s gentle sway?

Or a life’s arduous journey,

through the mist of dismay?

*

The riddle echoes quizzingly,

a haunting, ethereal sigh,

As I wander through the shadows,

lost in the twilight sky

*

In the inmost depth of my being,

a mystic voice whispers low,

Of secrets untold, and mystery

that the heart only may know…!

☆

~Pravin Raghuvanshi

 © Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

(Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi —an ex Naval Officer, possesses a multifaceted personality. He served as a Senior Advisor in prestigious Supercomputer organisation C-DAC, Pune. He was involved in various Artificial Intelligence and High-Performance Computing projects of national and international repute. He has got a long experience in the field of ‘Natural Language Processing’, especially, in the domain of Machine Translation. He has taken the mantle of translating the timeless beauties of Indian literature upon himself so that it reaches across the globe. He has also undertaken translation work for Shri Narendra Modi, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, which was highly appreciated by him. He is also a member of ‘Bombay Film Writer Association’.

We present Capt. Pravin Raghuvanshi ji’s amazing poem “~ Quietude… ~”.  We extend our heartiest thanks to the learned author Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi Ji (who is very well conversant with Hindi, Sanskrit, English and Urdu languages) for this beautiful translation and his artwork.) 

~ Quietude… ~ 

☆

“You talk too much”,

Chided the life that day

I wrapped myself in silence

and fell reticent, as always,

as my words bid adieu…

Time kept flying,

After ages, once again

Life met me at a turn,

Reprimanding me,

“Your eerie silence

speaks bundles of noises!”

Faced with conundrum

of speech and reticence

I stayed silent, yet again..!

☆

~Pravin Raghuvanshi

 © Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

(Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi —an ex Naval Officer, possesses a multifaceted personality. He served as a Senior Advisor in prestigious Supercomputer organisation C-DAC, Pune. He was involved in various Artificial Intelligence and High-Performance Computing projects of national and international repute. He has got a long experience in the field of ‘Natural Language Processing’, especially, in the domain of Machine Translation. He has taken the mantle of translating the timeless beauties of Indian literature upon himself so that it reaches across the globe. He has also undertaken translation work for Shri Narendra Modi, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, which was highly appreciated by him. He is also a member of ‘Bombay Film Writer Association’.

We present Capt. Pravin Raghuvanshi ji’s amazing poem “~ Priceless Moments… ~”.  We extend our heartiest thanks to the learned author Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi Ji (who is very well conversant with Hindi, Sanskrit, English and Urdu languages) for this beautiful translation and his artwork.) 

~ Priceless Moments… ~ 

☆

In time’s relentless,

fleeting tide,

Moments get lost,

but memories abide

*

Their worth is unknown,

till they’re past,

Then treasured eternally,

forever to last

*

So let us all cherish

the fleeting breath,

And hold every moment,

in life’s transient depth

*

For in remembrance of

memories we’ll find,

Value of treasured moments

forever entwined..!

☆

~Pravin Raghuvanshi

 © Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM

(Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi —an ex Naval Officer, possesses a multifaceted personality. He served as a Senior Advisor in prestigious Supercomputer organisation C-DAC, Pune. He was involved in various Artificial Intelligence and High-Performance Computing projects of national and international repute. He has got a long experience in the field of ‘Natural Language Processing’, especially, in the domain of Machine Translation. He has taken the mantle of translating the timeless beauties of Indian literature upon himself so that it reaches across the globe. He has also undertaken translation work for Shri Narendra Modi, the Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, which was highly appreciated by him. He is also a member of ‘Bombay Film Writer Association’.

We present Capt. Pravin Raghuvanshi ji’s amazing poem “~ The Boon of Forgiveness… ~”.  We extend our heartiest thanks to the learned author Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi Ji (who is very well conversant with Hindi, Sanskrit, English and Urdu languages) for this beautiful translation and his artwork.) 

~ The Boon of Forgiveness… ~ 

☆

Let go of others’ misdeeds

that heavily weigh

Free your mind, from their

malicious sleigh

*

Let inner beauty shine like

Sun’s resplendence

Reflecting peace & serenity

with rad credence

*

They may depart from life

but memories stay

Don’t let pain’s perpetrators

go with their way

*

Forgiveness sets you free,

from the grieving pain

Nourish your soul to let

tranquility only remain

*

Let divine love guide you

throughout the life

Fill your heart with peace

and endearment, rife

*

May forgiveness and love

be your guiding light

And the abiding inner beauty,

be your great might

☆

~Pravin Raghuvanshi

 © Captain Pravin Raghuvanshi, NM