Mahadev Toppo, "I am a poet of the forest..." (poem translated from Hindi)
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I Am the Poet of the Forest
I will plant trees, and poetry too—
In this forest, on these mountains,
I am making things grow.
Some poets, some poems, some stories,
Some novels, some plays, some artists,
Some chisels, some hammers, some colors, some brushes,
And to make life better—
Some thinkers, some scientists,
And certainly some critics,
Some revolutionaries too.
Yes, I am a poet saving the forests, mountains, rivers,
trees and plants—
Crafting from the rocky grammar of the mountains.
A film on poetry—
Of the greening language, with greenery itself,
Through the camera of the pen.