Sometimes somewhere
I bring my hands scented in river soil.
In the night, I love to touch the stones
stained by moonlight.
The angels bring their silent names hoping
they will be forgiven.
I see the winds blur the edges
of the twinkle stars.
The place where I stand, the feathers
of a night bird drift into deadline.
In this land of unseen
the ghost stands beside the lamplight.
I walk and then I pause without knowing
darkness lives behind the gravelly wall.
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Gopal Lahiri
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Short Bio:
Gopal Lahiri is a bilingual poet, critic, editor, writer and translator with 31books published, including eight solo/jointly edited books. His poetry and prose are published across more than one hundred journals and anthologies globally His poems are translated in 18 languages and published in 16 countries. He has been nominated for Pushcart Prize for poetry in 2021. He has received Setu Excellence Award, Pittsburgh, US, in poetry in 2020. He has been conferred First Jayanta Mahapatra National Award on literature in 2024 for his significant contribution in Indian English Writing. His collection of poems ‘Alleys are Filled with Future Alphabets.’ has received Pan Asian Ukiyoto awards. First Prize Winner in Poetry Contest organised by 43rd World Congress of Poets in 2024.
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