Silent Call

By Dr Koshy AV

Sakhi,
Revolution
Love
Wine
Women
Sex
Romance
Music
Poetry
I tried them all.
Nothing beats
Your silent call.

(© Ampat Koshy)

Translated in Spanish by Jesus Carranza (Director Commercial at IAS Proyectos, Mexico City)

Mi amada,
Revolución
Amor
Vino
Mujeres
Sexo
Romance
Música
Poesía
Lo he intentado todo.
Nada supera
Tu silencio.

(© Jesus Carranza)

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By Dr Koshy AV

Sakhi
between then and now
between memory
and reality
between what is and what could have been
or should have been
the gaps are so little
that there is a difference
but it looks like there is no difference.
I do not know which door to take
so I take the only one I know
of the tavern.
Give me drink,
let me sip
on your wine
not to forget
but to remember
not to get inebriated
but to get clarity
that the light that breaks in through the cracks in the wooden swinging door
of the salon
is not the sun
but the
glow
of the street lamp
all that’s left
which is yet enough
to still get me home

(© Ampat Koshy)

Translated in Hindi by Sunita Singh

सखी
तब और अब के दरम्यान
यादों और सच्चाई के बीच
जो है या हो सकता था के बीच
या होना चाहिए था के दरम्यान
अंतर बहुत कम है
असमानता है
पर ऐसा लगता है जैसे कोई अंतर ही नहीं
मैं नहीं समझ पा रहा कि मैं कौन सा दरवाज़ा चुनूं
तो मैं वही चुनता हूं जिस से मैं परिचित हूं –
मयख़ाने का दरवाज़ा
मुझे शराब दो
एक घूंट पी लूं
तुम्हारी मदिरा का
भूलने के लिए नहीं
यादें ताज़ा करने के लिए
नशे में चूर होने के लिए नहीं
होश में आने के लिए
कि जो रौशनी लकड़ी के दरवाज़े के सुराखों से अंदर आ रही है
वो सूरज नहीं
बल्कि ये चमक
गली के चिराग़ से आ रही है
वही बचा है
और शायद काफी है
मुझे घर पहुंचाने के लिए

(© Sunita Singh)

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About the Author

Dr Ampat Varghese Koshy ( 28 Posts)

Dr. Koshy A.V. is presently working as an Assistant Professor in the English Department of Jazan University, Saudi Arabia. He has many books, degrees, diplomas, certificates, prizes, and awards to his credit and also, besides teaching, is an editor, anthology maker, poet, critic and writer of fiction. He runs an autism NPO with his wife, Anna Gabriel.
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