Two kavitas from mahejabeen
V. Chowdary Jampala (cjampala@quark.dayton.net)
Tue, 23 Dec 1997 14:07:10 -0500 (EST)
Recently, Sri Kalasapudi Sreenivaasa Rao sent me aakuraalu_kaalam,
an anthology of poetry by mahejabeen, one of the exciting new poetic
voices in Telugu. Several of the kavitas in this volume with their unique
blend of romanticism, sensitivity, social consciousness, modernity of
thought and inventive use of language have impressed me immensely. I will
post a couple of her poems here as a sample, as sort of a holiday gift.
(Incidentally, from a production point of view, I think that this
is one of the best produced Telugu poetry books. A breath taking oil-color
painting by sooryaprakaash adorns the cover in full color, large type,
lack of typos, plenty of white space and attractive layout enhanced the
reading pleasure. Copies of the book can be had from pratyaamnaaya
pracuraNalu, 12-2-709/c/8, Karolbagh Road, Padmanaabha nagar,
mehadeepaTnam, Hyderabad-28. Ph: 3515470; price: Rs.50.)
atani samakshamloe
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sariggaa appudae
kavitveekaristunna kshaNaalloe
atanu muddu peTTukunTaaDu
atani aDugula savvaDiloe
Chandassu vetukkunToo
nEnu alavoakagaa kaLLu moosukunTaanu
oka yavvanam
naa meedugaa uppongipoatundi
spashTamgaa roopu diddukunna
aspashTa bhaavanalu
vokkasaarigaa spRUha tappipOtaayi
naa kavi samayam daaruNamgaa
kollagoTTabaDutundi
oka anaacChaadita prEma
naa nagna faalaanni sparSistundi
oka sparSa naa kaLLaloe munigi
chekkili meeda kavvimpugaa merustundi
medavampu loayalaloe vaali
oka choopu
pancha chaamaramai veestundi
aksharaalanu vodili kavitvam
mammalni penavaesukunTundi
angeekaaramtoe pedavulu
praemakaavyaanni aavishkarinchukunTaayi
(aandhrajyOti daily, June 1, 1992)
aakuraalu_kaalam
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ataneppuDoo antae
onTarigaa rammanTE vasantaanni venTa testaaDu
aarubayaTa aakula niSSabdamloe
cheTlu kavaatu chaestunnaayi
aa selayaeTi neeLLalloe
aakaaSa chitram ghaneebhavinchindi
chukkalu karigi raalutunna dRUSyam
leelagaa gurtundi
vaddu...
naaku vennelaa vaddu, punnamee vaddu
sooryuDokkaDu chaalu
atani nireekshaNaloe ee nallani raatri alaa gaDavanee...
ataneppuDoo antae
vastoo vastoo paaTalni venTa testaaDu
atani samakshamloe
pOgoTTukunna baalyam tirigi pravahistundi
Sareeram anubhavaala paaThaSaala avutundi
nEnu atani gunDelloe daakkuni paDukunTaanu
jhaamuraatri
nirdaakshiNyamgaa nannu laepi
manjeeranaadaalni tooTaalu venTaaDina vainam chebutaaDu
appuDu
bhaymagaa atanni naagunDeloe daachukunTaanu
atanippuDu laeDu
ee madhya atdhaantaramgaa vaccina
aaku raalE kaalaaniki ekkaDa raalipaDDaaDoe?
(aandhrajyOti daily, July 26, 1992)
Happy Holidays!!! --- V. Chowdary Jampala