Tale of Two Birds

You drift away free from the dark wasteland of life Grow wings to fly unbound in the draping sunshine Soar high up above the verdant plateau of the woods Sing the enthralling spring song of the beguiled heart. From within the golden cage someone built for me Where I’m perennially confined, can’t spread my wings I see you fly in the azure expanse of the limitless sky Not knowing how a bird feels being in the golden cage. You implore me to fly out, sing with you rainbow song My freedom lost in the mirage of golden hue illusive The air serenading the spring tunes doesn’t reach me I’ve long forgotten how to croon your cheerful melody. Someday I’ll liberate my soul from the opulent delusion Fly out of the golden cage to the firmament of ecstasy. (Inspred by the original poem (Dui Pakhi) of Rabindranath Tagore, and its translation (Two Birds) by Malabika Ray Choudhury) December 2, 2021 Contest : Inspired By A Translation Sponsor : Malabika Ray Choudhury