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...
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