Sunday, October 1, 2023

KETAKI MAZUMDAR

 


Brushstrokes

 

Blurring the lines of spirituality,

sensuality and surrealism,

my words blur…

into deep water colours

softly washed,

misty visions, into surreal abstractions.

 

In this my internal femininity,

the intimate colours

intricate my being,

form fresh perspectives.

I begin to see and feel intuitively…

in unfolding rhythms,

my inner chants and mantras,

magnificently moulding them into life’s truths.

 

Interplay of words and

feelings symbolically sway

my soul, into an empowerment,

impacting my being,

colouring my world.

 

I understand the flow

of a divinity on earth

in subtle brushstrokes…

of an inner poetry of healing

of mystical awe!

A freedom of inner self and energy,

associations of surreal beauty,

a woman’s nuances

and a deep dialogue with the world.

© ketaki mazumdar

 

The Light Shone

 

In tropical splendour

a dawn appeared…

the light shone,

streaking strands of a golden glow,

after a sandstorm,

and hopes spread their wings.

 

A tapestry of interwoven wonder,

darkness and pain, light and hope,

innocence and softness,

like the eyes of a doe.

Like a needle weaving in and out

embroidering feelings of coexistence…

shades of purple shadows and silken pink,

intermingling of red and orange glows.

 

You and I still live

in the inner language

of a pain, of unspoken kingdoms

not fully birthed with joy,

little minimalistic words

with oceans of meaning

are exchanged and await

the touches of hope.

 

We in lyrical splendour,

are word warriors,

painters of generations

of gains and losses,

our love delves deep…

like entangled roots underground

we support each other,

recreate the destroyed,

fly above to a freedom

into a sky of meticulous divine beauty.

©ketaki mazumdar

 

Chambers Of The Mind

 

Within the chambers of my mind,

the chatter is immense…

like the continuous rustle of leaves,

like a wind that exhales,

like the music of pouring rain,

like the sigh of a waterfall

and an amaranthine misty spray…

blending a mingling of minty freshness.

 

The chatter is sometimes

like the humming in a prayer hall

filled with monks…

deeply sonorous echoes of murmuring

like waves of a flowing calm in the air.

 

I turn the pages of an internal book of life,

hold precious and dear each page,

they take me to a land of solitude and wonder…

with each deep beat of my heart…

into mystic thought pathways…

to a vibrating consciousness of a divinity,

that illuminates my soul

with vibrations of a cosmic wonder.

©ketaki mazumdar

 

KETAKI MAZUMDAR

 

KETAKI MAZUMDAR has received a number of accolades for her latest book Woodsmoke and Embers. She was judged no.23 amongst the “Top 50 Most Influential Authors of 2021” by Delhiwire. She was honoured as “Poet of the Year 2022”, by Ukiyoto Publishing. She was awarded “The Creative Author” by Maharishi Vedvyas International Award for Books, by Poiesisonline. She has won the “Indian Women Achievers Award” and the “Best Poetry Book (English)” from Asian Literary Society at their 5th Lit Fest 2023. An educationist and a National Awardee, her poems have immense depth and soul. She writes on life, love, nature, women, mysticism and weaves a tapestry of India, in her book.


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