An evocative poem about a wise old tree by Dr Supatra – exclusively for Different Truths.

We’ll hold each other
The wise old tree
And the ebullient house
Full of stories and music

We’ll twine around
And clasp one other
Till time’s end
The house
Of rhymes and rhythm
Laughter and banter
The tree
Resolute and protective
Trapping light
Creating artistry
On the fading walls
Of its companion
Making symphony
Together…

Seasons passed
And stories changed

Silence loomed
As shadows
Engulfing…
Only the leaves
Rustled
And whispered
We’ll remain thus
Till time ends
Clinging
This earth
Our very own
Our common
Bondage…

Picture design Anumita Roy

Dr. Supatra Sen

Dr. Supatra Sen, Associate Professor, Asutosh College Kolkata is a veteran academician, teaching and researching in the fields of Botany and Environment. Besides international books, papers, and reviews, she has edited several UGC-funded ISBN volumes and is the founder and chief editor of an ISSN peer-reviewed multi-disciplinary academic journal, Harvest, since 2016. Her tryst with poetry began, in 2020, during the global pandemic and, in October 2021, her poetry anthology, My Autumn Sonata, was published.

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