FRIGHT



Life in the valley
Pulsated like
An uncertain song,
Out of tune like a
Mad drumming pulse.
His valley misted under
The teary-eyed panic,
Fright seeped in like lichen
Spread over the slopes,
There Hangul*  lived along
With nimble-footed fear
Fearing where the next step
Would be?
Into Valley torture
Or the gorges of death.


***

*Hangul….. A kind of deer and now one of the extinct species of Kashmir.

About this poem

Nostalgia....remembering my village after the mass exodus of my community from Kashmir in the year 1990.

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Written on May 14, 1993

Submitted by chander.1831 on August 24, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Stanzas 2
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Chander M Bhat

Born on 20th March 1960 in Murran a village in South Kashmir, Chander M. Bhat retired as Assistant Director Postal Services, Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh in Department of Posts, Govt. of India. His articles regarding Posts and of Non-Political nature stand widely published in various papers and magazines of the country. A booklet “How to Collect Stamps” published by the Deptt. of Posts, has earned him genuine accolades. He worked on the project of tracing the roots of his co-villagers and of the village Murran, resulting in the culmination of a widely acclaimed book “Murran …My Village”. Man with depth, Chander M. Bhat has also another book, “Ocean by Drops” (collection of poems) in his vase having colourful poems. His book “Ancient History of Jammu and Kashmir”, confirms his research capability. Various research papers like “The Splendor that is Amarnath” and “Vitasta…The Sacred River of Kashmir” are valuable additions to his works that have proved a very fruitful and guiding force in the exile period of the Kashmiri Pandits community of which the author is also a member. Mr Bhat has authored eight books and is presently working on the Shrines and Temples of Kashmir. He has documented all the 661 Shrines and Temples of Kashmir spread over all the 10 districts of Kashmir viz. Anantnag, Baramulla, Budgam, Bandipore, Ganderbal, Kupwara, Kulgam, Pulwama, Shopian and Srinagar. Mr Bhat is the recipient of two Gold Medals for his exhibits on Jammu and Kashmir (in Philately), the first recipient Tika Lal Taploo Award for contribution to the Culture of Kashmir, Moti Lal Saqi Garauv Samaan for his Hindi Poetry and many more. Mr Bhat has designed 138 Special Covers, Special Cancellations and other Philatelic materials for the Department of Posts, India. more…

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