Bent Of Mind Poem by Ravikumar C.P.

Bent Of Mind



Kannada poem by D.R. Bendre
English translation by C.P. Ravikumar

Bent is a cane of sugar
But O connoisseur tell me,
Does its juice seem bent to you?

Bent is the eye brow,
But O connoisseur tell me,
Is it bent, the eye's view?

Bent is a bow,
But O connoisseur tell me,
What about the arrow it threw?

Bent is a row of teeth
But O connoisseur tell me,
What about the ray that upon it smiled?

Bent is the fruit,
But O connoisseur tell me
What about the flesh inside?

Bent are the lips red,
But O connoisseur tell me
What about the kiss you stole?

Bent is the sliver moon,
But O connoisseur tell me
What about the moonlight cool?

Bent is my fate
But O connoisseur tell me
What about my love for you?

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Translator's Note: This poem is a song written by Kannada poet Bendre. It was perhaps intended for a drama. A number of his poems were popular songs. There is a hint towards the end of the poem that there is something not all quite smooth and straight about the love that the singer refers to. 'My fate is bent, ' the singer laments, 'but my love for you is not.' The poem says nothing about why the singer feels this way about fate.

'So what if something is bent? ' the poem asks and urges you to think beyond the straight jacket. View this in the light of Section 377 which declares bent as illegal.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Veeraiyah Subbulakshmi 09 February 2014

the shape does not have anything with the quality! ! beautiful poem...

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Gajanan Mishra 09 February 2014

what about my love? Love is love, nothing to ask about love, good writing.

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