Sunday, August 28, 2022
Sipra's Diary: Title: "Palm Tree" (M). Lines 19//W97
Title : PALM TREE by Sipra Roy.
Surpassing the other plants in height
The tallest palm tree peeps high
As if, wanting to penetrate the sky !
When its huge and round leaves
Move and sway upward in breeze
She wishes let them be her wings
To fly her high to be pitched in the sky!
As the sun disappears, sparing
Spaces for the twinkling stars ;
Softly evening approaches and
The breeze stops the leaves to swing,
Then it feels lonely and begins to moaning
For the warmth of mother Earth ,
And come back again close to her
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The poem titled ," TAlGACCH"// (which is known here as PALM TREE. ), I learnt at grade 2. in Elementary school; Like many other kids I also recited it often in different occasions. Though it is a simple poem ,but carries a deeper philosophy:
the eternal & integrate relationship of love between mother and her baby.
Since then unto now , whenever a palm tree comes in my visibility , I recite it mentally: "Standing on one leg"! What a wonderful vivid expression!
It was composed by R,N TAGORE, The only poet in the world who can portrait such poem ! I don't remember the original version of the poem , still the impression of theme remains .in me .I expressed the feeling in my own way ,
NB:
I sent this poem along with four others to several publishers [ [[including New-Yorker, who never responded]] but has been rejected . So I read it repeatedly to find out what can be the better Translation of Tagore's " TALGACH".I searched Google in vain for a photo of "Talgaach"to leave an impression of the image to readers . I found only picture of date plant . I think "Talgach" doesn't grow in America .
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