Emotions in Exile

by Shailendra Chauhan

The highest peak
Kanchanjungha
looks from India
silver-white, radiant

Snow-covered Himalaya
wakes up with sunrise
turns gigantic
One morning I saw
the dawn from Tiger Hills

Severe waiting
The recurrence of rays
intermittently
The Sun shrouded in misty clouds
appears all of a sudden
radiates all-over the valley

Tall trees
Vast greenery
A Tibetan Refugee Camp
The hands of women knitting carpets

Children quaffing their noses
Monks praying with beads
Preacher lama
This too a tourist place
in Darjeeling

The sound of a Tibetan song
The emotions in exile
The Sun is going down
Dusk is falling
The Sun sets
in Darjeeling

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Shailendra Chauhan (b 1954) is a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering. He works as Deputy General Manager in a Public Sector Undertaking of Govt. of India. He writes poems, short stories, criticism of Hindi literature as well in English. His published works are:
poetry collections: ‘Nau Rupaye Bees Paise Ke Liye’ (1983), Parimal Prakashan, Allahabad,’Swet Patra’ (2002), Sanghamitra Prakashan, Vidisha (MP), ‘Eashwar Kee Chaukhat par’ (2004), Shabdalok Prakashan, Delhi. Short Stories: ‘Nahin yah koee Kahani nahin,’ (1996) Sharada Prakashan, Allahabad. Memoirs/Reportaz/Biography: ‘Paanv Zameen par’ (2010) Bodhi Prakashan, Jaipur, Freedom Fighter Sh Kundan Lal Gupta, Thakur Mahaveer Singh.