A bird of liberty
M Rajendra *
This a bird, and a bird
A refractory bird
A bird of liberty
A real bully bird
A bird torturing the weak only
A bird hiding in leaves
A bird snatching things emerging therefrom
A bird foraging egressing therefrom
A bird catching tiny birds coming out therefrom
A bird hiding in the bush fearing catapults
A bird subsisting on trees
A bird eating up all the fruits
A bird destroying the leaves
A bird showing its presence from the hiding
A bird chirping in the bush
A bird calling emerging from the bush
A bird assailing the bush
A bird in whose place the leaf falls when shot at
A bird that flies off whenever shot at
A bird in whose place the leaf is hit at
A bird giving woe to the tree
A bird which falls the tree serving a perch
A bird claiming of singing sweet songs
A bird having a shrill voice
A bird abhorred by all
A bird devoid of mercy
A bird at liberty.
Manipuri - Maning tamlaba uchek
Translated by: Bhabendra Longjamba)
* Poem written by M Rajendra for Hueiyen Lanpao
This poem was webcasted on April 28 2015.
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