The young lovers!

Jack was in a hurry. His lady love, Nelly had been sending intrepid messages of longing since morning & her signals could not be ignored. Jack had been in n out of love many times over but Nelly was special.

There was a hitch though. Nelly’s folks were a conservative lot. Didn’t encourage the young bulls around their property & Jack was sure off limits.

It had been a while since the last time they met & the yearning was making Jack lose perspective. This is what happens to people when they are in love & lusting to be together.

So he sneaks stealthily in the cover of darkness & shedding any fears of reprimand, sets off to see Nelly. He wonders though how he would send her the signal to meet him behind the shed next to their quarters. That’s when Rintu sees him. Rintu was a confidant & had helped Nelly in the past to leave unnoticed for their intimate rendezvous together.

One look at Jack’s pleading eyes & Rintu was wheedled to be a part of the esoteric group. As usual, Nelly slinked out for her clandestine meeting with Rinku’s help. The young lovers were unbridled in their fervour to make the most of the time spent together.

In the mean time Nelly was missed by Sonja who was the youngest daughter of the house. There was a frenzied search organized. After all she was in estrus & they didn’t want any unwanted babies. Rintu the avian confidante was pulled up & as she spilled her guts it was late.

The lovers were found entwined in their moment of passion & three months later a lovely litter of 5 cute genetically Jack look alike roamed the Saldanah household.

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Nitti ke dohe...by Sant Kabir (english translation)

This poem is in Awadhi language written by Sant Kabir. The double line poetry is called doha in Hindi. Have translated the meaning of each doha in English.

Kabir sangati sadhu ki, begi karijai jai,
Durmati duri gawaisi, desi sumati batai,

Always be in the company of people having good thoughts,
This way we can do away with the evil & attain purity of soul,

Nindak niyare rakhiye, Angan kuti chawai,
bin pani sabun bina, nirmal kare subhaiy (my favourite line)

Keep your critiques close to you, let their hut be in your courtyard,
That way you don’t need soap n water to cleanse your nature,

Aisi vani boliye, man ka aapa khoi,
apna tan shital kare, auran ko sukh hoi,

Be soft spoken, do away with your ego,
This shall keep you in a good mood & others shall be happy too,

Kasturi kundali base, mrug dhonde ban mahi,
Aise ghati ghati Ram hain, duniya dekha nahin,

The musk is imbedded in the navel, yet the deer looks for the source of the fragrance all thru the forest,
Same way Ram(God) is present in each one of us, But no one notices him,

Kabira garab na kijiye, Kaal gahe kar kes,
Na jano kit marihai, kya ghar kya pardes,

Never be conceited, fate always has a hold of your locks (hair),
You never know where or when it shall prevail over,

Tinka kabahu na nindiye, Jo payan tar hoy,
Kabahunk Udi ankhin pare, pir ghaneri hoi.

Never look down upon anything small, even if it is under your feet,
The particle can get into your eye & cause great pain.

by Sant Kabir

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