PARAMITA MUKHERJEE MULLICK
Soaking In The
Night
The last night in
our old home.
Sitting in the
balcony with a chilled beer in hand.
The lighted up
skyscrapers giving a fairy like look.
The blinking red
lights on top of the buildings.
The nearby crane
with flickering white and red lights.
I hear the cars
on the road below.
Some faint noise
of the last buses plying home.
The din of the
Metro work going on.
My favourite
electric pole stands still nearby.
At the top, the
dim red light.
The twin buildings
at a distance.
They had those
beautiful blue lights in front.
But no longer are
those blue lights seen.
The towering
building behind them,
Which gets
frequently covered by clouds.
The grills of my
balcony are wet.
It had just
rained a while ago.
Drops of water
dripping from them.
Drop by drop they
will fall and dry off.
But the memories
of this house, this balcony
will remain
forever with me.
Savouring The
Flavour
The world has
slowed down.
The streets are
empty and isolated.
A long list of
woes which have affected us.
But we have got
respite from the rush.
The family
together at long last.
Savouring the
home cooked food.
The different
ethnic flavour churned by the mother’s hand.
The smell of
tradition and the native land.
The local taste
and culture in the food.
The aroma of
condiments and spices.
The taste of love
in the food.
The flavours of
one’s origin and roots.
Voice
The sweet and
soft voice.
The voice so
dear.
The melodious
loving voice.
The voice which
makes me want to be near.
The strength of
character in the voice.
The clarity, the
brilliance of diction.
The childhood
memory filled voice.
The
righteousness, full of conviction.
The love, the
affection in the voice.
The voice of
lullabies when I was small.
The love enwrapping
voice.
The harbinger of
happiness now, when I am tall.
The mellifluous
solacing voice.
The voice of the
most beautiful lady on earth.
The octogenarian,
forgetting all but still the positivity in the voice.
Oh mother! So
blessed to be your child, so blessed from my birth.
PARAMITA MUKHERJEE MULLICK
Dr.
PARAMITA MUKHERJEE MULLICK is a scientist by education, educationist by
profession and poet by passion. She is the Founder President of the Mumbai
Chapter of the Intercultural Poetry and Performance Library. She has six
published books and her poems have been published widely in India and abroad.
Some poems of her have been translated into 36 languages. She has been blessed
with numerous awards like Poetess of Elegance 2019, Nobel Laureate Rabindranath
Tagore award, Literoma Author Achiever 2020 and many more. For promotion of
literature and culture she received the Gold Rose from MS productions,
Argentina in the world Congress of Poets in 2019. She lives in Mumbai, India
with her husband and her daughter.
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