THE STORY OF SMALL GRAVEL STONE IN A POEM OF DINA NATH NAADIM AND A VIEW OF STONE QUARRY AT ATHWAJAN SRINAGAR .

                                                                      
ROADDA FOLLAH AKH VATIE PEUTH ANDH KUNN
TAAPUNNIE TSAANJIE AUSS GANZRAAN DOAH
THEKDARUNN AENDH AENDH CHUTT KHORUSS
BAAJIREE SEUT MEULL SAPDEUOSS KOHH
TEEL SADAK AUSSISS DEUKK LEEKHITH
BRUKKVITH TROVUKH SAPDEUOSS TOHH.

( DINA NATH NAADIM )

A small stone lay untouched on roadside ,
Passing its time under the scorching rays of sun .
A contractor ( Engaged for Black topping the road )
Put the gravel mixture around it ,
Behold it too joined gravel
to become a small mountain momentarily .
Finally the Coal tarred road was its fate ,
Crushed to pieces it lay there in its final destination.
( For readers i have Rendered this poem in English from original kashmiri )

ANOTHER SIX LINE POEM FROM "HAERSAATH " BY DINA NATH NAADIM. SOME MAY BE TEMPTED TO CALL THE FORM HAIKU BUT I TEND DISAGREE. THIS IS A UNIQUE STYLE AND FORM CREATED BY NAADIM FOR KASHMIRI POETRY WHICH ALL OF US FAILED TO RECOGNIZE , APPRECIATE AND REALIZE.  THESE ARE SMALL POEMS WITH CHAIN OF METAPHORS AND  SYMBOLS  HAVING VAST SCOPE FOR MEANING . THE CONTENT APPEARS TO BE ORDINARY . PAUSE . THINK. IT TURNS OUT TO BE THOUGHT PROVOKING .HERE  NAADIM COMES UP TO THE STATURE OF  ANTON CHEKHOV .

I HAVE READ MINI  POEMS FROM   "HAERSAATH " AT LEAST 100 TIMES . TO ME THEY APPEAR LIKE  FRAMES  FROM   A  SATYAJITRAY MOVIE. 

 ARE NOT ALL OF LIKE THE SMALL STONE OR PEBBLES LYING ON THE ROADSIDE OF EXISTENCE  LIVING  WITH SHIFTING  FATES . FATES THAT ARE BEYOND OUR CONTROL OR CONTROLLED BY THE  CONTRACTOR CALLED DESTINY. SOMETIMES HAPPY BEING MADE TO LOOK LIKE A MOUNTAIN AND FINALLY CRUSHED TO BE TRAMPLED BY THE TRAFFIC ON THIS HIGHWAY OF EXISTENCE ! 

Autar Mota

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