The Manohar

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By Arun Kolatkar

The door was open.
Manohar thought
it was one more temple.
He looked inside.
Wondering
which god he was going to find.
He quickly turned away
when a wide eyed calf
looked back at him.
It isn’t another temple,
he said,
it’s just a cowshed.

© Arun Kolatkar
From: Jejuri
Publisher: RHUS (7 November 2005)
Categories: Memories

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