Tirtho’s poem, a beach encounter with Time, reveals its relentless pace. Witnessing infinity in waves, a single sand grain holds an ephemeral oasis, exclusively for Different Truths.

Time ran into me one day
while I rambled
on the lonely beach.
 
“Why are you always in such haste?” I asked.
 
“Well, that’s my pace,” Time replied.
 
I looked at the crashing waves
and heard a song of infinity
on their arrogant lips.
 
And then I took a grain of sand
and smelt an oasis
as a moment slipped
through the lines of my palm.

Picture design by Anumita Roy

Tirtho Banerjee

A journalist by profession, Tirtho likes to call himself an international citizen. He has travelled across India, and worked in the UAE and Oman as well. Music and nature draw him. Tirtho lives in Noida currently. He has six poetry collections under his belt – the latest being ADRIFT. His poems have been published widely in a number of publications and anthologies.