The
Noise has its own Rhythm
DEVENDRA SHARMA “INDRA”
Rendered into English from Hindi by Dr. Ravi
The noise has its own rhythm
Whispered the evening into my ears
it’s a river,
shape its course as you wish
or leave it on its own
for the sands to swallow.
The wilting flower
falls on the dust
and exudes a lasting smell.
Lonesome on a crowded stage
it breathes into the ears of silence
and the lingering echo preserves on and on
amidst the leaves rustling here
and the winter storms raving there
the noise swells high and low
in a well-measured cadence.
True, the noise has its own rhythm!