By: Shailendra Chauhan
Translated by: Balkrishna Kabra ‘Etesh’
On the edge of time
Withered is mind
Lowered are
Senses
Cherished desire hangs
Carefully like an arch
Frigidity domineers
Body and mind
It’s hard
To escape unarmed
In this difficult time
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Shailendra Chauhan (b 1954) is a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering. He works as Deputy General Manager in a Public Sector Undertaking of Govt. of India.
He writes poems, short stories, criticism of Hindi literature as well in English.
Categories: Poetry
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