SELECTED LOVE POEMS BY SHASWATA GANGOPADHYAY
An expedition I draw the map of El Dorado on your two lips Catkin flowers bloom here and there The beacons of dodo birds from fossil rocks Will escort me at every step, I know it certain From the prediction of tribal folks, even the baby angel who peeps Goes back to where, he used to lie down Yes,it’s the right time, listen to me, in the drops of drizzling rain Mushrooms grow up during night Think in advance what things you’ve to carryDry date-palms and leaves falling from trees Where cultivation of deers will start, by rummaging the ashes I write down my nickname on your lower abdomen The nails of witches are scorched in the burning heat of fire Say, what you desire to say,look near by The houses of aborigines,paddy-fields, cock-fights -’you only, I long for you’ Just wait for a while, the sun is about to set,it’s dusk now Rhododendron are trembling
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Keep eyes on my eyes, I put my teeth on your breast-walnuts The Totem god starts laughing
The Silk Road Literature Series 2021
