Nov 21, 2024

Theme: Loneliness

Anniversary
by Dr. Sutapa Chaudhuri
the day passes
silent slow idle
like a wisp of snow
falling on bamboo leaves
in an alien hill slope
stems undulating noiselessly
the soft flight
of white herons
ghostly pale in a dull moon night
time torn to bits
trying to find a lost life
a tiny space to breathe in
just a bit of air
a minute breath to exhale
wishing and wishing again
to forget the long forgotten
truant memories
the deep wound oozing blood
slowly draining, breaking
blocking the veins
the arteries choking
slashing with slow deliberateness
arrested life
the night passes desolate, futile
lulling the self to sleep
singing a lonely lullaby
the circle turns slowly
the year passes again…

30-Aug-2011

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