A poem dedicated to Yelena

Courtesy http://www.poetfreak.com/text/84627/the-mother-and-moscow-gopalakrishnan.html By Sri Premji

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'THE MOTHER' AND MOSCOW GOPALAKRISHNAN

'Tell me, the most hated book in Russia?'

'No doubt, it is 'The Mother'
By Maxim Gorky',
An Old Man from Russian Cultural Center told.

I felt very sad
And even sadder today...
The man who translated that book
From Russian to my mother-tongue,
Moscow Gopalakrishnan
Passed away...

136 Translations...
From Dostoevsky to Russian war stories...
God, he was my window to open world...

'Progress Publishers':
I cherish that name
Deep within my soul...
Today,
We prepare fire-bed
For you...

Published February 22, 2011

http://www.poetfreak.com/text/84627/the-mother-and-moscow-gopalakrishnan.html By Sri Premji