A poignant and surreal poem, by Gopal, exclusively for Different Truths.

Beams of sunlight shine down and rove over
the winged visitors,
 
dreamy landscapes are intensely focussed
Tungsten-hard voice of the stormy wind
sweeping inquiry into the mysteries and mysticism.
 
Chinese art history resonates in six dynasties
 
Confucian tropes in marble panels
from a sarcophagus,
images melt into one another,
 
Taoist sages’ seat in groves, somewhat in a daze,
robe and sashes swaying gently,
 
cups of wine and music, a trailing tune
scarred by segregation
 
A carver of words simmers in the granite.
 

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Gopal Lahiri

Gopal Lahiri is an India-based bilingual poet, critic, editor, writer, and translator with 23 books published, including four jointly edited books. His poetry is also published across various anthologies as well as in eminent journals of India and abroad. He has been invited to various poetry festivals including the World Congress of Poets. He is published in 14 countries and his poems are translated into 15 languages.

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