Ratan Stationers
Had to go to Ratan Stationers'
Shop at the corner of
Chudiwalan almost everyday
Sometimes to buy
Pencils, sometimes copies, sometimes
Erasers and sometimes
To get pen nibs
Changed. Ratan
Babu, with silver buttons on his silk
Kurta and a gold chain hanging around his
Neck, repaired pens. He was an expert in doing this
I would often get my and my father's
Broken pens repaired by him.
Ball pens were
Prevalent at that time.
It was not as
Much as the pen with a nib, the nib
And ink were purchased
Separately for the pen
Ink was filled in the pen
And then the words came down on
The paper, these nib pens were
Used for years and
Due to this it became a sentimental
Regarding these colorful pens,
I used to keep them in the drawer
Of the table or in a
Wooden box, gradually the trend of nib pens ended and
The markets were
Filled with ball pens.
Today, ball pens are available for five rupees.
They are used and
Thrown away mercilessly
And no relation remains with them
But how precious are those
Pens whose nib and ink
Become witnesses of my,
Poems appearing on paper.
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