Poetry from Manik Chakraborty

Older middle aged South Asian man in a white collared shirt seated in a wooden chair with sunflowers behind him.

A touch of blue sky 

A touch of blue sky 

The drawing of clouds, 

A morning of sunshine 

The chirping of birds. 

A morning of thumping 

The rain-soaked soil, 

The mother’s lap in green grass 

Enchanted and tidy. 

A sky of generous pictures 

The ocean meets the river

My mind is flying away, 

The waves are playing in the blue today.

A morning garden of flowers, 

A fair of honey locusts,

A morning of flying, 

A raft of white clouds.

A morning of dawn, 

Sleep in the eyes of a child,

A kiss of sweet lips, 

A kiss of mother’s love

………….

I forget you are not there 

I forget you are not there 

You are not there beside me, 

It feels like you are 

With every breath. 

The wailing wakes up 

With a terrible thirst, 

I search for you 

In the blazing wind. 

The shadow of memory is painted 

The hem of the saree, 

The rain clouds fall on my eyes. 

The lonely night 

I wake up alone

I hope to see you one day, my dear

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