Retrograding

I sat by the backwaters of my imagination
and gazed at the stars melting in the mouth of the sky.
Her smile bright like a glazed ceramic
Illuminated the dark alleys of my soul.
The admonishing silence raving through the crevices of the moon
disintegrated the night's monochrome into pieces.
The wind blew it away to distant planets.
My attempt to pour the sea into the bell jar fell flat,
the brine water overflowed
drenching my mouth
that parched with fever.
The cuckoo's distant farewell song
pierced my ears
It is time to return now 
to the orb of nothingness.
I tried to tie her words with the windchime 
Tinkering with the winds from Bosnia.
The colors of summer inundated the city. 
 Its fragrance perched on my shoulders.
Far away is an abyss that cannot be crossed this evening.
The roaring wind mimicked my inner turmoil.
The paranoia sprouted like grass.
The earth's rotation rattled on my nerves.
My head felt dizzy with every solstice.
I tried hard to pour life out of an aluminum kettle
but it spilled from the sides 
and messed up my life's filigree.
The spectrum of rainbow signaled the dawn's arrival.
Another ordinary day was about to take its course.
I folded the sides of the night sky
and kept it safely inside my lavender purse 
till we meet again on the horizon's other end!

Regards
Debarati Sen

Bio

A published poet and a regular columnist in Youth Ki Awaz and Literoma. Freelancer at the International NGO JPS Medaid. Winner of the International Poetry Writing competition 2021 organized by the Elite Awards. Published debut poetry book 'Blurred Musings' in January 2022. I have contributed to more than 15 anthologies. Works as a Junior Assistant in Presidency University Kolkata.