Prof. Ram’s poem explores themes of environmental decline, isolation, spiritual questioning, and the individual’s journey for self-discovery amidst uncertainty, exclusively for Different Truths.
The sun couldn’t help nor fish protest: the river has no sex so, it dried up trapped in its own banks The otter watches a duck walking on the frozen river icicles drop bit by bit from a lone tree At the riverfront she folds her arms and legs resting her head upon her knees and sits as an island I couldn’t understand what’s Hindu about having fish and onion after prayers by the river in the temple courtyard I’m no river flowing towards the sea: I must find my way asking strangers in strange places sensing soul, using insight. Picture design by Anumita Roy
Prof Ram Krishna Singh, also known as RK Singh, is a widely published, anthologised and translated poet with over 25 poetry collections to his credit. His recent poetry collections include Poems and Micropoems (Southern Arizona Press, USA, 2023), Knocking Vistas and Other Poems (Authors Press), Leaves of Silence: Poems and Micropoems (Authors Press), and Drifty Silence and She: Selected Poems & Micropoems (Edizioni Universum, Capri Leone, Italy, 2025).
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