Gagandeep Shukla

Hindi Poetry / Punjab State

Shadow

Moves like a shadow..from morning till evening,

As if there is a light around me,

In which I, instead of being me, become something else.

Flaunting, dancing and making noise, in which my

Artistic postures appear.

Sunlight is my aura, your form is my beauty.

The light of your soul is my lamp.

It's like my pen writes your and my feelings.

You are inside me, you are outside me.

As soon as the afternoon comes, my form becomes thick,

Like ink makes letters shine.

By the way...my golden face glows,

Also causes redness in others.

By evening my heart becomes sweet,

Humility is reflected instead of harshness,

Your name comes out from my lips again and again,

I feel peaceful...as if I merge into you.

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Translated By Indian Literature & Arts Society