The Birth
By Soumik Kumar De
A drop
Mixes in the cake—
The lake midst the valley,
The ‘V’-shaped valley,
So pious with its herbs and shrubs
And the fragrance that comes thereto—
Tantalizes the sage’s mind.
The lavender valley
So smooth, so soft, so sober,
Slopes down the mounds—
The tomb shaped mounds
That shelters the sage
In his meditation, in elation.
The drop now
Elevates the serene lake,
The lake was thirsty of it.
Both now merge
They tremble and tremble and tremble.
About The Author
A bilingual poet Mr. Soumik Kumar De is a teacher by profession. Mr. De has several bilingual poems to his credit. His first anthology Adrikake Niye, a collection of Bengali poems, was published in 2005. His poems have been included in several journals, anthologies, and web magazines like Aulos: An Anthology of Poems, Caravan, Sangshaptak, Borderless Journal, etc. Besides he has several academic and non-academic writings. Very recently his poems have been selected for the prestigious Setu magazine.
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I'm Arun...it's my blog....well expressed....Nice one , dada
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DeleteThe essence of 'ida', 'Pingala' and 'Sushumna' is very interestingly involved in the poem and finally they meet in the estuaries and fulfilled the ultimate goal in the end. The detailing of the symbols of the poem is much more flawless. The poem is a beautiful representation of sprouting of the seed.
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ReplyDeleteThe apocalypse of the birth of human being has been painted in a very dexterous way. The imageries excell the mere societal taboos. Kudos to the poet.
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