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Eloquence of Silence

A rainbow once said To fall falling in cascade, What use loudmouth made When silence can say a lot, Wordless, when the words cannot. _____________________________ Tanka |25.06.2021| Poet’s note: A deep thicket of green forest surrounds a valley wherein falls a cascade piercing the tranquillity that reigns otherwise. In waters gathered in the valley before flowing away as a river, a reflection of a rainbow peeps out as if to say something to the noisy waterfall. And this Tanka gets born.

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Malabika Ray Choudhury

Date: 7/3/2021 11:57:00 AM

Wonderful Tanka! Your poet's note is enchanting. just read that you are translating verses from Ramayana. That's such a great work! Hope we have the opportunities to read. Because we are talking about translations, glad to let you know - I have translated a few long poems by Rabindranath Tagore, and posted them at PoetrySoup. The links are attached to my biography. Thank you so much. Best wishes ~ Mala

Aniruddha Pathak
Date: 7/4/2021 12:26:00 AM

Thank you Malaji, I just read one of the translations you referred to, and it is marvelous, but I read it without the benefit of knowing the original, as I don't understand Bengali. As to Vyasa Ramayana, it involves Sanskrit text, transliteration notations, translation in English, and meanings of every word in English, and I don't think Poetry Soup will have a place for it, nor Poem Hunter.com where I have placed some of my work like Bhagavad-Gita, Mahabharata, Subhashitas (Words Well worth), Jewels of Upanishads, Kabeers Couplets, etc. But they do take Devanagari text, not Poetry Soup. You may search Aniruddha Pathak/Poems/any of the above subject and you will be connected. Regards.

Supraja Kannan

Date: 6/27/2021 5:58:00 AM

Wondrous tanka... And I also loved the note where you painted that scenery through words... So glad to know about your translation of Vyasa Ramayana.As you said it's a tedious task and great to hear that you have successfully translated 750 verses. So great and I bow before you... I have started translating Purananuru ( An anthology from Sangam literature) which has around 400 verses and I need your blessings...

Aniruddha Pathak
Date: 7/16/2021 11:57:00 PM

On the subject of Ramayana, you may perhaps like to read my poem, 'When squirrels earned their stripes' in two parts

Aniruddha Pathak
Date: 7/4/2021 12:34:00 AM

Thanks for your encouraging feedback Suprajaji. I have heard about the great Sangam literature, my good wishes for the venture, all the best. You may like to read my foregoing reply to Malabikaji. If I find time to convert some of my work in PDF I will see if I can send a few chapters of my translation, regards

Kim Rodrigues

Date: 6/27/2021 5:25:00 AM

Fantastic tanka! Fave!

Aniruddha Pathak
Date: 7/4/2021 12:37:00 AM

So glad to find that you liked my Tanka, called it your Fave. I am honoured, thanks indeed.