Governance November 16, 2022November 15, 2022

a kingfisher

Dr. Swaraj Raj 9 1299

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An evocative micro poem by Dr Swaraj – exclusively for Different Truths.

in the evening’s gloam

overseeing his shrinking empire

a kingfisher

Photo by the poet

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Tags: Bird,kingfisher,Photography,poem

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Dr. Swaraj Raj

Swaraj Raj Dr Swaraj Raj is a Patiala-based freelance writer, translator, a keen photographer, and nature enthusiast. He retired as Professor of English and Dean, Faculty of Languages, Sri Guru Granth Sahib World University, Fatehgarh Sahib. He has more than 70 publications to his credit in journals and books.

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Dhiraj Sharma 1 year ago
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Wah Dr Sahib wah!!!
- Swaraj Raj 1 year ago
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  Thanks, Dr. Sahib.
Jyoti 1 year ago
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Brevity remains the soul of wit!
- Swaraj Raj 1 year ago
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  Thanks, beta.
Suresh Kumar Sharma 1 year ago
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Beautiful click with very apt comments. Keep going Sir.
- Swaraj Raj 1 year ago
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  Thanks, Dr. Sahib.
Baljeet Singh Virk 1 year ago
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Beautiful. These two thought provking lines sum up the present scenario of man induced activities due to which many bird species have vanished and many are on the verge of extinction. Alas! In the name of development man is hell bent on destroying everything that Nature has bestowed on him to live in harmony .
Loveleen Parmar 1 year ago
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The size of the Kingfisher as well as the poem (micro)may be small but the meaning and weight of the message is heaviest lurking on us all to look for answers and solutions, as the disaster (shrinking empire) is entirely man-made.
- Swaraj Raj 1 year ago
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  Thank you so much, beta.

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