Magical Force

A generous gaze, delights in the presence
of a musical instrument, 
wandering around the streets a man shows his
open mouth with a few missing teeth,

A sense of deficiency in his wrinkled forehead 
but not escapism,
roots and stems of life are palpable 

yet a force is there like the lithe weeds
erupting from the cement fissure.

The painter’s fingers create life lines
in its simplest forms, unfolding
its ever-nebulous contours of myth,
lively strokes and textured surface as if
can only be blossomed under the sun’s blue eye,

Warming the canvas is the tingle of reflection,
that clings to every curve of the face,
is it the wince or is it a broad smile?

We do not have the answers,
in the end this is what it sums to;
each one sketches magic: Black Bird, Sun, Man.

 

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©Gopal Lahiri
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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