Swati explores life’s absurd, whimsical, and deeply human dimensions in her poem for DifferentTruths.com
Zindagi ek ajeeb Kahani –
Did anyone tell you?
A strange tale –
Of a Moon who flew,
From the universe, claiming 'It's untrue?’
Of a sun that caught flu, gently
Infecting all his solar crew?
Of a sky that stood in a queue,
To pay pennies for its blue?
About the cloud that could chew
Gum, spitting here and there,
Without any rue?
Of a frog in bog who knew
How to coo and woo?
Of a sapling that threw
Tantrums, and never grew?
Of a bird who roared, in her
Nest when bored?
Of the wind who gave no clue,
Of a silent lullaby that blew?
Of a girl behind the sequined veil,
Her feet drenched in rosy dew?
Of an intrepid prince – who grew,
But without a shoe?
Of every home that tells a tale,
Of who else, other than me and you?
Picture design by Anumita Roy
Born and raised in Kolkata, Swati Basu Das now finds inspiration beneath Oman’s desert skies. With postgraduate degrees in English Literature and Journalism, and a diploma in Public Relations, she has worked in newsrooms across India and Oman. Her short stories, flash fiction, and poetry appear in FemAsia, Kitaab, The Wise Owl, Borderless Journal, and Whispering Saga Anthology. She is currently writing a short-story collection and poetry chapbook, exploring people, cities, moments, and silences.
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