Triveni Journal
1927 | 11,233,916 words
Triveni is a journal dedicated to ancient Indian culture, history, philosophy, art, spirituality, music and all sorts of literature. Triveni was founded at Madras in 1927 and since that time various authors have donated their creativity in the form of articles, covering many aspects of public life....
I stood in the desert
A deserted man
Amid a world of kith and kin
All wary, chary and worldlywise.
The dear are becoming dearer
The nearer much averse to come near
The deadly ulcer of penury
Makes a progressive record
In consuming my fleshy body.
How long shall I resist the jealousy
Envy and ennui of the society?
Leeches have sucked my blood
Asses kick me with hind-legs.
I have no cheek to face the asps
I am a lone man in the barren desert
Mule mocks at my sore feet
Dissembling mirage tantalizes me
A thirsty man with a parched tongue.
Life is an endless desert
Full of sands and sounds; No oasis.