NANDITA DE NEE CHATTERJEE

 

NANDITA DE NEE CHATTERJEE

La Nuit De L'homme

 

Come waltz with me

I'll float in your arms

and my scent will seduce you

till your senses swim.

It's a night of seduction.

Give in to my charm

reveal your sensuality.

Undo your mystery as I overpower you with my magic.

It's the night of the man.

Surrender to me as night falls.

It's a night of seduction.

It's a night for you and me.

 

The Gloaming Hour

  

Twilight on wintry nights,

a brief appearance.

A sudden luminosity enveloping the earth,

a delicate beauty settles in,

a blue aura..

gossamer-fine,

gently stokes an ardour.

 

The fragrance hangs heavy,

the flowers catch the fading light

and come into their own,

glowing from within.

 

The universe pauses.

Daylight has sweated itself out.

Night yet to seduce

with her mystery and enchantment.

 

The interlude...

when emotions peak

and passions are aroused.

Suddenly everything appears in a new light.

A wondrous charm is cast.

The breeze touches our faces with cool fingers,

and a gush of hope suffuses.

 

I light the lamp in my heart.

It'll be chilly soon,

darkness will beckon.

A tiny glow to cast some warmth

and show me the way

when the path is blind.

 

It's time to slow down

and take stock.

Time to feel the love,

the whispers of the heart.

Play out the passion,

soak in the beauty that abounds.

Stop! It's that intervening moment

when activity should cease.

 

The blue heavens beguile,

conch shells blow in the distance,

heralding an evening of peace.

Silence is setting in

and the crickets will be heard soon.

Hear the heart.

It too wants to speak.

 

There's a bench waiting.

I take a seat.

 

Meluha, My Bharatvarsha

 

Once upon a time

in an ancient land

where the holy river ran...

for thousands of years lived the simple folk.

With faith and fraternity

they built cities and towns

filled with people

from across the land.

They merged with each other

myriad their tongues,

customs and cuisines.

Myriad their crafts and skills.

But hearts and minds

singing a single tune.

A billion plus people

of all castes, creeds and tribes

living in unison

a democratic life.

The Indian ethos

unity in diversity

a sacred pledge to society.

 

NANDITA DE NEE CHATTERJEE

 

NANDITA DE NEE CHATTERJEE : Writer freelance journalist housewife. Formerly with Economic Times. Cover stories and Feature Writer with Statesman, Illustrated Weekly, Economic Times, Telegraph, Times of India, Femina, Filmfare, Germany Today, Voix Meets Mode, UK, Frontier Weekly, Namaste Ink, Setu magazine, US, Innsaei International Journal, Plethora International Blogazine, Global United Renaissance magazine.  Co Author: Big Bang of Non-Fiction, Life in Reverse; 30 Best Poets; Sea; Coffee & Echos; Wrapped Up Feelings; Poetry Planet's Christmas in my Heart; Moonlight; ALS's Kaleidoscope of Asia & Bilingual Anthology of Poems; Poetry Planet's Writers' Haven; Rewrite the Stars; Love Thy Mother; The Real Hero; Heart of a Poet by inner child press anthologies; Ashes; Arising from the Dust; Our Poetry Archive's Striving for Survival; An Indian Summer in Verses by Plethora Blogazine; Poetry Planet's Lockdown Diaries and Born to Dream Winner's Anthology; Gems II and Gems III by World Pictorial Poetry & Art Forum.