Arunava Sarkar

  Exchange

‘I’ll give you

        precious pearls,

If you give me

        your throbbing heart.’

‘That is not exceptional.’

‘Some lovely rounded metaphors then? ‘

‘They too are old

I beg your pardon,

and I have had plenty of them.’

‘What then do you choose ? ‘

‘Your heart for mine,

my friend.

                           Translated by Kabir Chowdhury

Arunava Sarkar (1941--)

Poet and Writer of Juvenile Literature. Poetry : Nagare Baul (1976), Keu Kichhui Janena (1980), Narira Ferena (2006). Juvenile literature : Khokaner Abhijan (1978), Ilshe guri (1979), Bhaluk Ar Dui Bandhu (1984).