K.STALIN

TWO POEMS BY

K.STALIN

Translated into English by Latha Ramakrishnan(*First Draft)

1.THE CALL

The calling bell

Would call in bird’s voice

Bewildered

Before opening _

the door

that once upon a time

bore

nests

in a forest.

2. THE SUN FOR SALE

The lady who slices the watermelon

into twos and fours

is splitting the sun into small pieces.

The one who buys a small slice of sun

for ten rupees

at this midday hour

makes the sun set inside his

stomach.