Manohar
The door was open.
Manohar thought
it was one more temple.
He looked inside
wondering
which god he was going to find.
He quickly turned away
when a wide eyed calf
looked back at him.
It isn’t another temple,
he said,
it’s just a cowshed.
MANOHAR
Bhí an doras ar leathadh.
Mheas Manohar nach raibh ann
ach teampall eile.
Chuir sé a chloigeann isteach
á rá leis féin
cén dia atá anseo istigh?
Chas sé go tobann
nuair a bhain lao
lán a dhá shúl as.
Ní teampall eile atá ann
ar sé
níl ann ach bóitheach
ARUN KOLATKAR (India 1932-2004)
