Thus Spoke the Father
When I will no longer be there
I will still be there--
thus spoke the father
I will be alive in the
writings of my eldest son
I will peep out of the
paintings of my youngest daughter
I will breathe in the
self-respect of my second son
I will survive in the
steely resolve of my third son
Just as my father lives in me
and my children will live in their children
so will I be saved
in all of you
o my children--
said our father to us.
( Kaha Pitaji ne )
Someone Else
I wake up
one morning
and find out
I have turned
a stranger to myself
from every angle
My eyes seem
so unknown to me
My smile seems
someone else's
My hair has turned
unrecognizable
On my palms are etched
someone else's fate-lines
Psychologists say
It happens sometimes
That we go on living
someone else's life
That someone else
goes on living within us.
( koi aur )
Bionote
Born on 28.03.1968 . Had his school education from St. Francis school, Amritsar( Punjab) and graduation from D.A.V. College, Amritsar .Topped in G.N.D. University , Amritsar, in Pre-University, B.A. ( English) Honours, and M.A.( English ) . Also topped in University of Delhi in M.A. ( Linguistics ) . Was lecturer in English for a few years in D.A.V. College, Jalandhar. Sushant's short-stories and poems have been published in several literary magazines and national newspapers in English. He has to his credit a poetry-anthology titled " In Gandhi's Country " . His short story collection in English titled " The Fifth Direction" is in press. Sushant is also an acclaimed writer and poet in Hindi . Has to his credit two short-story collections in Hindi titled ' Hatyare ' ( 2010) and ' He Ram ' ( 2012 ) , and one poetry-collection in Hindi titled ' Ek Boond Yah Bhi " ( 2014 ) . Sushant presently works as a senior officer in a Government organisation. He lives with his wife Dr. Leena and two children Vinaayak and Aanya in Delhi ( India ) .
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