 |
| Mousumi Banerjee |
They took the time
The little girl
Loves to paint,
Eyes.
Eyes that are blue tassels in the ocean
Eyes that rain in the Amazon
And eyes that tell stories of Grandpa,
Reciting the Gayatri Mantra
While she chased butterflies!
One summer evening
When the sun was about to set
On the green mango slivers laying on the bamboo bed,
Her mother saw in the painted eye
Long black tresses of hair
Just the way her daughter would wear
Undone, unkempt!
So she sat her down
Parting and combing
The strands and curls.
She took the time
To rub warm oil
And sprinkle drops of water
Cut the broken ends
And touch the chapped parts.
She took the time.
To catch a lock
And ride a wave
Pat on the left
And linger on the right.
She took the time.
To weave a single braid!
A braid that held
Every color of the rainbow
Every caress of the earth
And waterlily smell
In the little girl’s eyes!
Because
they
took
the
time!
***
One innocent September
One innocent September
Your voice meant to me
More than the rustle of golden yellow leaves.
That soft September was shortened
By new walls in your room
Painted in restless colors.
The lasagna served in your blue Delft porcelain
Smelled lies.
My silence tiptoed into the midnight bedroom
And went to rest
By the unscathed candle!
***
Interstate 75
Interstate 75
Tunnel of trees
Lunch on one napkin
For two from Pizza Pappalis.
Painted rocks
Untold tale
Andante in C minor
Raindrops on Joshua Bell.
Love settles
On the clouds
Over Kurseong hills,
Midnight whispers
Stay on I-75
Stay in silence, please!
***
Identity crisis
A na├пve bamboo lantern
Electrocuted by a dangling chord
Connected to a 220 volt outlet.
Leadership summit for women
Podcast going live
She shakes hands with solitude.
Longing and aching
For the caller who doesn’t call
Because depression is like an infectious disease.
Best mom
Kisses her children goodnight
Writes “the readiness is all” …..
***
No comments :
Post a Comment
We welcome your comments related to the article and the topic being discussed. We expect the comments to be courteous, and respectful of the author and other commenters. Setu reserves the right to moderate, remove or reject comments that contain foul language, insult, hatred, personal information or indicate bad intention. The views expressed in comments reflect those of the commenter, not the official views of the Setu editorial board. рдк्рд░рдХाрд╢िрдд рд░рдЪрдиा рд╕े рд╕рдо्рдмंрдзिрдд рд╢ाрд▓ीрди рд╕рдо्рд╡ाрдж рдХा рд╕्рд╡ाрдЧрдд рд╣ै।