Special Section: Sankha Ranjan Patra

Sankha Ranjan Patra

To Nature

To escape this toil

That bleeds my life

With invisible thorns,

I walk on the way

That leads to nature

With magnificent morns.

Hills welcome me

And I listen to heart

And it is so calm

But falls are not,

Seas welcome me

And I listen to heart

And it is so calm

But waves are not.

Nature is patient

And full of energy too,

I learn and live

Till I will see

Till I will feel

Barren and fertile land.

To escape this soil

To sail to heaven

With invisible wings,

I desire often

To hail death

With magnificent winds.

I see the vacant valley

Under the sunny sky,

I see the grand sand

Under the starry sky,

And rivers, forest and many

And flowers, birds and many

Nature is silent

And so much violent too,

 I learn to love

This uncertain life

Along with all this

Mild and wild land.

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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, November 2025