Piku celebrates life in clay dolls, in this poem, exclusively for Different Truths.

In every clay doll on the shelf
There is a throbbing artist heart
A pulsating creative vision, which
Carves a dream from a diffident start.
It just takes a seeking soul
To feel the life in clayey forms
It just takes two hopeful eyes
To perceive calm in times of storms.
How the sunrays sparkle on
How the flowers sway
How the blue skies kiss the lakes
And how the moist eyes pray!
Everywhere in nature and prayer
There is echo of vibrant life
Only takes a mindful vision
To touch it beyond all death and strife. 

Photograph by Anumita Roy, Different Truths

Dr Piku Chowdhury

Academician, poet, author of nine books and many research articles in international journals, translator, editor, mental health facilitator, Dr Piku Chowdhury has acted as resource person in many national and international seminars and workshops and has published poems in Borderless, Setu, Lyrical Passion, Ode to a Poetess, Countercurrents, Techtouchtalk, Indian Journal, RJOE, StoryMirror, DestinyPoets, Bharat Vision, Countercurrents and many more.