Lalleshwari

1320 – 1392 / Pandrethan, Srinagar, Kashmir / India

By The Highway I Came

By the highway I came,
But by the highway I return not.
And so I find me still on the embarkment,
not having gone even half the way,
And the day is done, the light has failed.
I search my pockets but not a cowrie find:
What shall I pay for the ferry fee ?
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