Jyoti Sambhava Poem by Prayag Saikia

JYOTI SAMBHAVA

With a piece of straw
The bird ponders
Where can we build the nest
If the storm strikes again

Upagupta has arrived
To provide solace to the
Homeless Basabadatta

Hues of remembrance
Is refracted through the leaves
Of a huge tree
A tiny bird yearns to be
Jyoti Sambhava

pagupta: Character from ancient Indian Buddhist Classic.
Basabadatta: Character from ancient Indian Buddhist Classic.
Jyoti: Light.
Jyoti Sambhava: Source of Light.

(Translated from Original Assamese by Bibekananda Choudhury)