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| Amita Ray |
LOSS
My grief lies stranded on denuded space
heaviness of loss weighs down
a blow of infringement on tender green
predators plunder and wreck, fill in
the lacuna of verdant identity
with sky-scraping dreams
aligning eyesores and beaten shapes,
concrete flights scale zenith
awning gateway to sunshine, peeping
through interstices of yesteryear
immigrant eyes seek balm to soothe.
I deplore the loss—
Nature’s beauty gone for a toss.
wings homeless sing a dirge
echoing through manicured lawns
trimmed groves gossamer replicas
like painted trinkets of embellishment
amplify the perfect picture
of an impoverished vista.
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PAPER BOATS
Pitter patter on window panes
alternate torrents battering down
occasional lull orchestrate
interlude of a monologue--
a splash here plays rock and roll
with a plop there
a constant drip drop synthesises
the perfect diurnal sonata.
Night churns a symphony saudade
trailing into deep foggy tunnels
down eyelids memory clogged,
a crescendo of croaks and chirps
rebounds, disquieting piled silence
a refrain muted long in wistfulness
drifts me indulgently to a realm
in paper boats sailing upstream!
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