Translation
By
Dr Rajamouly Katta
Worthy Lessons
Dr. C. Narayana Reddy
If I move the pen
Letters do not flow
Unless we arrange thoughts
The cloud struggles a lot
There will not be showers.
If the raindrops have the will
For raining, they become showers.
Or they will be blown away by the wind.
Birds flying into the sky
Do not always move their wings.
Now and then they float
In the still manner.
That is their accustomed knack
The sea
With its mighty waves
That flow in their full rising
Shakes its hands with the shore
And goes back soon.
This is the principle followed by the sea
The air that is unseen
Offers life to others.
Broad-minded people never
Tell others openly about their help.
The tears seen are only tears.
But some glances
Tread the wrong paths.
The glance that sees straight
As an example, for righteousness.
If we see all objects of nature
Right from a piece of the cloud above
To a piece of soil on the ground
Are the lessons on selfless service
In the book of nature.
Source: Poem-16 ‘Pathaneeya Paathaalu’, from Vaakkuku Vayasu Leidu :
A Collection of Poems, Vareinya Creations, Hyderabad, P18-19
Published: Poetcrit 39.2 (July - December 2026):
