To get the new temple started Somebody donated a golden coin Somebody donated a penny And the baby who just sits and rocks Donated just its rocking, and someone unwilling Donated all his unwillingness, the moment he finished Dedicating all his unwillingness, the temple Was done.

—Alokeranjan Dasgupta
Best Poems (Kolkata Proma, 2001). Translation by Probal Dasgupta.