Meet My Mother
MEET MY MOTHER Her sindoor clad head, her gold bangles- Her Sankhya,Pola,Noya ,her Bata sandals- Her Tanth saree, her cotton blouse, Her half-hearted bun, her simple spouse- her marriage bed, her marriage album, Her marriage almirah, her Ponds’ Talcum- Her dressing table, her ladies’ watch, Her puja time, her call for lunch- Her kitchen room, […]
December
Wise old man, all wizened and white, Walks in watching through dimmed sight. A staff in hand and golden bell, For when time’s ripe to resound the knell. His eyes hold flashes of times gone by, Good ones, mad ones, laughs and sighs A mirror are they, to foresee, What times to come, could (should) […]