I hail from a nameless species, neither human nor nymph. I live like an isolated insect But in an entirely unknown corner of my Earth. I abstain from society, heavy rains and winds prompted within my sleep uneasy dream. Uneasy in the sense they were melancholic and ponderous. ~Kathakali Banerjee […]
Month: February 2022
Life.
However much the hardships We need to face every situation and crisis Our strength is our fortitude Our composure our attitude. Life is not a steady ship It fumbles and wavers in the breeze Somedays are wonderfully calm and gentle Somedays full of turbulence. Life is a one time cruise […]
A Tiger You Called Him
Oblivious to wrong He sat in his cage, Contemplating deep What was his mistake. He missed the air, He so adored. Once a king, Was now torn down. Bravery and valour were Deemed to be his traits Yet he was put in a spiteful disgrace To be amongst his brethren […]
Life After Pandemic
by Sudha Dixit The Stockholm Syndrome It was two years of confinement due to Corona Pandemic. My age did not allow me to take any risk and venture out. Unlike careless youngsters, I stopped going out and mixing with people. Putting on a mask for a considerably long period was […]
The Land Where I Stand
This is mine, yours and others Understand please, brothers Sisters know What is at hand? The land where I stand. Though you vow in each row Political columns always crow To take away the intertwined culture Wandering in the sky as a vulture Watching our land structure. Wood, air, and […]
The Kargil War
Past midnight we all gathered It was a dark cold night. A half watermelon moon hung in its plight. We could hardly recognize each other. Camouflaged with mud and grasses We came all with bag and baggages With guns and grenades Mestins and bullets With walkie talkies and cables The […]
Visit to a Forest
A peasant cherished the time he spent with his mother in the kitchen. It was a balmy afternoon in the village, where the peasant lived in his house. The stars twinkled in the night sky when he entered a nearby forest. He was strolling around the forest on a chilly […]
Behind the Door…
Solo soul converses with silent wind, With an errand of thoughts in the mind, The latch on the door speaks a lot, But I get lost in my multiplied thoughts. Wind calls my name for hundreds of times, But I fear to face blazing shine, Walls want to hug my […]
The Yemen Girl
by Steve Carr See Afra, there at the well, the dipper held in her shaking hand. Watch as she stares into the murky water searching for the thing in the water she has never seen there. Cholera. She knows its name and what it can do, she has known it for […]
Roses: Inamorato, Inamorata
by Debdoot Mukherjee, pictures were taken at Bhangar Mahavidyalaya, Bhangar, West Bengal.