Kannada original: ಚಿಟ್ಟೆ CHITTE
Poet: H. S. SHIVA PRAKASH
Translated into English by: S. Jayasrinivasa Rao
BUTTERFLY
A butterfly was fluttering all over the garden
A garden too was fluttering around inside the butterfly
The garden was intact
The flower was unshaken
The butterfly had flown away after sucking away everything
O’ you children who catch butterflies for your sport
O’ you grown-ups who cultivate gardens for your profit
What would you know about this affair
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