Evocative poems by Amita, wherein timid inspiration blossoms into bold poetry through observation and expression. An exclusive for Different Truths.

1

Hesitant,
Hidden in a dance
Behind a half-glance.

I quietly pick it up
Hold it on my tongue,
And dress it in words.

2

Before it escapes, I catch
The shy song
That tried to hide
And note by note,
I write.

3

My eyes,
Gliding through massive paintings
Scores of poems
Rush to me,
I stuff my mouth
As the words crowd,

I let out the lyrics
I spell them firmly
They sit down
On the page
Looking all dainty.

Picture design Anumita Roy

Amita Sanghavi

Amita Sanghavi, (M.A., TESOL, (UK), MPhil, MA Eng Lit, B.Ed. Mumbai, India), is an honoured World Poetry Canada Ambassador to Oman. She’s the representative to Oman as pronounced by ‘The Art Movement’, Immage &, Italy. She teaches English at Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat. She won the International Poetry Contest, Savona Italy (2021).