BANARAS
                           Banaras                         Kedarnath Singh                                                        - Lalith S                           Kedarnath Singh (1934-2018) was a poet of Hindi Literature who won the Jnanpith Award in 2013. His collections include Abhi Bilkul Abhi, Yahan se Dekho, Zameen Pak Rahi Hai, Akaal Mein Saaras, and Bagh Banaras – Kedarnath Singh (Translated from Hindi by Nidhi Singh)
 Spring descends on this city
 suddenly
 and when it does
 a whirl of dust rises from Lehartara
 or Manduadih
 and coats the tongue
 of this ancient place.
 That which exists quivers with life
 while that which doesn’t
 sprouts and grows
 and at the Dashashwamed...
  
Beautiful!
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