Hi Friends,

Even as I launch this today ( my 80th Birthday ), I realize that there is yet so much to say and do. There is just no time to look back, no time to wonder,"Will anyone read these pages?"

With regards,
Hemen Parekh
27 June 2013

Now as I approach my 90th birthday ( 27 June 2023 ) , I invite you to visit my Digital Avatar ( www.hemenparekh.ai ) – and continue chatting with me , even when I am no more here physically

Sunday 8 March 2015

वादे निभाने है




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दूर दूर तक 
छाई है वनराई ,

घने वृक्षो की छाया से 
बुला रही है वनराई ,

" ठहर जा 
   बंध कर आंखे
   घडीभर सो जा "

सोऊ तो कैसे 
मुज़े जो वादे निभाने है ?

ठहरु भी तो कैसे 
बाकी 
कुछ कदम भी उठाने है  ?

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Promises To Keep

Far away

Vanarai is prevalent,

from the shade of dense trees

Vanrai is calling,

"Stay still

   eyes closed

   "Sleep for an hour."

how can I sleep

The promises I have to keep?

How can I stay?

Balance

Are there any steps to be taken?


Translated In Google Translate - 07/03/2024
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In these few lines , I have tried to capture the feelings of Robert Frost , who wrote :

"  Woods are lovely

    Dark and deep,

    But I have promises to keep :

    And miles to go before I sleep

    And miles to go before I sleep  "

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Mumbai  /  09  March  2015