Here’s an intense love poem by Nilakshi, in Different Truths, that catalogues her love.

Let me talk of love…

Of Fossil fragrance

Of rock-hard chest

Of ponytailed haze

Of man-bun frame

Paco guitar

And Rodin-hands.

Derelict muscles

Toothless grin

Aching heart

Blazing eyes

Cushiony hands

Grey-black beard

Wodehouse wit

And Saigal songs.

Picasso pate

Wit-rimmed specs

Baritone calls

Stingray touch

Rattlesnake moves

Mehdi ghazal

And a Pompeii heart.

©Nilakshi Roy

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Nilakshi Roy

Nilakshi Roy is an Associate Professor in English in Vaze College, Mulund, Mumbai. An occasional academic writer and poet, she writes short stories and articles. A founder of Culture All: Conversations on Cultural and Social Awareness, she works with underprivileged children and women, in Thane, in her spare time as of now. She has authored a number of papers on diverse subjects, notably on fashion, on the Saree, and the choli, and on film.