(Inspired by Suzzane Farrell)
You unroll those marvels,
the whirling in the circle
as the line fills the stage—
that look is like a string of pearls,
like a fire spreading
pure energy, spotless lines, no weight
Fall more, lean more bend more.
With long arms long legs
and a small head
that zags, lurches, darts, describes
a progress so quick
no nerves can catch it,
fullness and a horn of plenty
holding on to the air,
Choreograph to live
meditation as if a dance of
mounting rupture,
energy just pour and pour
a tail-swirl ruffles the surface . . .
another pass, so high
and the bowing in a rain of flowers.
© Gopal Lahiri
Picture Nick Victor
Gopal Lahiri is a Kolkata, India, based bilingual poet and critic and published in English and Bengali language. He has published 29 books to his credit and his works are translated in 16 languages. Recent credits: The Wise Owl, Catjun Mutt Press, Dissident Voice, Piker Press, Indian Literature, Kitaab, Setu, Undiscovered Journal, Poetry Breakfast, Shot Glass, The Best Asian Poetry, Converse, Cold Moon, Verse-Virtual journal and elsewhere. He has been nominated for Pushcart Prize for poetry in 2021.
https://www.facebook.com/glahiri
Twitter@gopallahiri
www.amazon.in, Gopal Lahiri:
.