Friends, this book is worth it. It is called 'Silences'. - Selected poems of Gulzar, released years back.
What it reveals is the core of this amazing artist. We have seen his works in the movies, songs he has scripted. The subtle voices which we cherish, and which Gulzar ensures to rekindle through his work, is bought out very well through this book. Though long time ago, I never blogged then..I chanced upon this book one more time, and it bought refreshment in an otherwise parched land.
One poem from the book, Fragile Dreams, pay attention to the imagery please.
...Step carefully, please,
noiselessly;
see that your feet makes no sound.
The glass of my dreams
will shatter
and wake me up.
Rina Singh did a yeomen service, bringing these verses to the masses. I wish the Hindi/ Urdu version was available too - along with each translated page. In this way, the original scent could have been felt too, amongst those who understood the language.
Nevertheless I had to talk about Gulzar - Saheb. Also thank you Rina Singh.
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