Poetry: Sankha Ranjan Patra

Sankha Ranjan Patra

If I Got

If I got my own sky,

I would float clouds there,

No weariness on wings

Would gift bird's bliss.

If I got my own sea,

I would float boats,

No weariness on sails

Would gift sailor's bliss.

If I got my own sky,

I would focus on watching 

 The fall of mateors

Touching the heart of the earth.

If I got my own sea,

I would focus on hearing 

 The call of blue whales

Rushing many miles being wild.

If I got my own sky,

I would recite my poetry

And many a feeling 

In the ears of winds.

If I got my own sea,

I would recite my poetry

And many a feeling 

In the ears of waves.

If I got my own sky,

I would return never

For being so tired of 

Observing humanly acts.

If I got my own sea,

I would return never

For being so tired of

Observing humanly arts.

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Bio: Sankha Ranjan Patra is a poet and author. He belongs to India. He writes in English, Bengali and Hindi. His published books are Muse, Mute, All About Love and Borsha. Muse and Mute are poetry books in English. All About Love is a novel in English. Borsha is a poetry book in Bengali. He has contributed for many anthologies and magazines. He has been honoured by different literary societies.

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Setu, March 2025