Written by Dr. Katti Padma Rao Translated by Siva Nagaiah Bolleddu

THE PRESENT IS BLIND

The Eye is a machine of printing All the printed things are not personal

The four grapes of the tree fell down But the beauty lies in the tree itself

The juice suckers are defeated Though their hands are wet Their throat is still dry

The tamarind tree completely dried When it is filled with tender leaves and flowers

It seems to be a queen with a crown

The village is like a ripe land When there was a flow of stream

But now it remained a cow of no use

The living being stretched its hand On the death bed

Without sense by that time

Then the clouds rained But not a single drop of water

It rained only the stories

The remainders are the marks on the eyelids The present alone is blind in History

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