AMANITA SEN

AMANITA SEN

THE QUILT-HOUSE

The soft of the quilt calls me

each night, every night.

And when I tuck myself in

not sparing the head even,

it feels a haven inside.

A safe retreat to hide into.

The dark is promising.

Akin to that of the universe!

Having the sporadic stars

to light its dense black.

And I let myself smile

the "Oh I can" one.

Memories glitter.

And one is my favourite.

That of my five year old

son making a quilt-house

With bats, tub and a quilt.

I have to find him there.

The joy remains

of the cuddle thereafter.

Friendly nudges make their way

And mostly there are smiles.

Encapsulating like a womb,

promising a tended restart

with a good night's sleep

the furry warmth of my quilt.

STONES

Some write with tears,

Some write with sweat,

Some write with blood.

I write with stones.

Stupefaction and

fortitude of the universe

packed in their

solidified forms.

And as I keep versifying

the coarse, pebbly

tremulations and the

marbly imprints

on my soul,

I know I can write

a mountain soon.

ATTIC ACT

I visit the attic,

when the heat outside

craves for a Norwesters-

a blessed squall,

a calming touch,

to revamp the spirits.

Or when the cold,

jeering, bone-clattering,

looks for the fireplace,

a woolly embrace,

an its-alright hug,

to beat its harshness.

Or to shed those tears

that of the eternal child's,

unprohibited, free,

unjudged, its-okay to be.

or for the laughter

I share with me, entirely.

It knows much about

my inane fears,

disarmed vulnerability.

Home to the self

the world needn't see,

the attic I visit, often,

the one inside me.

AMANITA SEN

AMANITA SEN : Published by Writers Workshop, Amanita Sen's first book of poems, was “The Candle in My Dream”, . Since then her English poems have been carried in a number of anthologies and journals across the globe. Her Bengali poems have been published in many journals, including those in Bangladesh and USA. Now a mental health professional, she writes on metal-care issues in an on-line portal named Bitorko.com.