MAHUA SEN
Spring
The sky weaves a
gossamer of Chantilly ecstasy,
The flaxen sun
peeks from the cleavage of azure
The pandiculating
flowers smile
warding off
months of drowsy winter morning -
Spring is
here!
Spring is an
angel,
flaunting her
pintucked gown.
Exhaling
iridescent hues!
Spraying morning
mist,
planting scarlet
kiss on Palash buds -
Tracing patterns
in the
lamina of petals
with her fingertips.
Spring is a
motherly - mother,
With a subtle
serene disposition.
She gives
injunction to the wind to be kind,
whipping curls of
puerile air.
She stands on the
parapet of
mind’s eave
flaunting her
ethereal features
that captivates
all.
Spring is
abundance!
Her bosom
permeates emotions.
Her skin, a
sunset glow-
a smell of rebirth.
Flora and Fauna,
bounty displays-
the azure dome
pronounces
chronicles like
the espers.
Would anyone
judge it
if I indulge in
the violets?
and the greens
and the yellows-
listening to the
pitter - patter of my heartbeats?
For the rustling
leaves cover my
midnight blue of
ageing scars.
I find my peace
in the syllogism
of a delightful spring!
I Melt In You
I drink life
savouring each
sip.
You caress
Your pink
thoughts
on the back of my
bare nape,
licking mottled
bruise!
Your Hope hugs,
endearment
nudges.
You circle
reverie
on my quivering
bare back.
Your warm breath
soothes me.
The crimson
of your Love
melts me.
Warms my soul,
swaddles me,
tracing Hope on
my bosom,
wraps me in the
Now!
We make love
in the scent of
words
that you carve
in my ear
with cursive
calligraphy
of rushing
heartbeats.
I sigh peace
in cyan lilac
of your arms.
For you lick
the ‘What ifs’
from my tired brow.
And I melt in
you!
Nostalgia
Sometimes,
dysphoria engulfs me;
as I dawdle
through the sepulchral debris of my mundane.
I find myself
catapulting back in time
to the days of
pastoral peace!
When the sky was
Phthalo blue with a sheen.
When we were
obsessed with Polaris, Betelgeuse,
Alpha Centauri;
all of the bright
points in our constellation’s estuary!
The days when
clouds were not netted,
and internet was
a fairy tale hyperbole!
When metaphorical
angels and the unicorns
decorated our
world.
When
conversations were cheerful babble
and smiles were a
lamina of truth’s
marble!
Days of Ikri
mikri chaam chikri **
Kola beni ** was
granny’s decree!
We twinned Lal
jhuti**with the metaphorical “kakatua**
And Thakumar
jhuli* was our kahlua!*
Those days of
kerosene lamp -
resources were
less, eyes seldom damp!
When tire-swings
gifted us wings -
cornucopia of
bliss, the memory still dings!
When afternoon
meant granny’s stories...
of Eklavya,
Surdas, Abhimanyu, Prahlad... good and the gory!
Thousands of
stories
in the crease of
her white cotton sarees!
The aroma of
Shor bhaja**and
lobongo Lotika**
Bhapa Ilish***and
shukto ***
In open hearth -
tantalises my
nostrils
even today!
Misty milieu of
memories settle
on my external
extremities
as much as on
internal.
I suffer
Phantosmia **
as the aroma of
parijaat mingles
with the
pronounced nonenal smell
of my
grandparents.
I try to efface
the odour from my kohl smeared
fuliginous memory
-
days now lost
somewhere -
in the filigree
of my every day!
These days, I see
my five-year-old
engrossed with
her toy angels and unicorns.
I pine to conjure
up the forgotten angels
that populated my
childhood world -
breaking the
patterns of being lost
in the adulthood
crevasse!
My little girl
gives me the tightest hug -
out of nowhere!
A reminder of
angels dancing around me even today –
and every day!
In the form of a
warm kiss!
A kind word!
An affectionate
gesture!
A loving touch!
A friendly smile!
Note:
Ikri mikri chaam chikri – A popular game amongst Bengali toddlers
Kola beni – French Braid
Lal jhuti kakatua – A famous Bengali song
meant for children
Thakumar jhuli – Bengali Moral stories
for kids
Kahlua – coffee liquer
Shor bhaja, lobongo Lotika – Bengali
sweets
Bhapa Ilish- A preparation of Hilsa fish
and shukto - mix-veg
Phantosmia – a condition when a person
smells something that is not there.
MAHUA SEN
MAHUA SEN is a poet based out of Hyderabad. She has published
a poetry anthology named ‘Insights’ under the flagship of Authorspress. Mahua
has also edited and compiled a book named ‘Flock, the Journey’, published by
Raindrops, which found place in Amazon best-seller list. Her poems and stories
find place in many national and international anthologies, journals and
newspapers. Mahua is a recipient of Grand Queen’s Leadership Award 2021,
recipient of Distinguished Poet Award in the 10th Rabindranath Tagore
International Poetry Award-2021. She is a recipient of Poesis Award for
Excellence in Literature in 7th Bharat Award-2021. Mahua is the winner of Asian
Literary Society’s wordsmith award-2020 and recipient of many other awards and
accolades. She is presently working with Bull’s Eye Outsourcing as the Regional
Director, South.
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