CHOUDHURI SUKUMAR - An Ant's Venture

I wanted
to make a deep imprint
on that traditional style,

So I
tore apart the ancient bark
and threw a muslin
on her cold, naked person
adown her heels.

I wanted
to mould her
into a neverbefore form
out of her primordial radiance.

I had
an unshaken trust,
a promise in my voice

And so
like the brisk ants in a busy file
still move on
my efforts and quietude
my intellect and perception









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deonpipre
tr: kamalesh bandopadhyay

CHOUDHURI SUKUMAR

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