Where to go isn’t a question but
going somewhere is imperative.
Lakeside is where I escape from
noise and clamor.
Under the starless sky,
I pluck petals from the constellation.
The trees map the dark shadows,
ghosts sail on the rusted rafts.
At night, I sleep there watching the stars
wandering off the blurred margins.
Water cleanses my body on my own shore,
huff and puff; flow and pause,
I see only the threshold, fingers searching weeds,
their roots deep, unseen.
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©Gopal Lahiri
Picture Nick Victor
Picture Nick Victor
Short-Bio:
Gopal Lahiri is a Kolkata, India, based bilingual poet and critic and published in English and Bengali language. He has published 31 books to his credit and his works are translated in 16 languages. Recent credits: The Wise Owl, Cajun Mutt Press, Dissident Voice, Piker Press, Indian Literature, Kitaab, Setu, Undiscovered Journal, Poetry Breakfast, Shot Glass, The Best Asian Poetry, Converse, Cold Moon, Welsh Haiku Journal, Verse-Virtual journal, International Times and elsewhere. He has been nominated for Pushcart Prize for poetry in 2021.
Twitter@gopallahiri
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