Debarati shares evocative micro-poetry on DifferentTruths.com, capturing fleeting moments of nature, memory, self-acceptance, and quiet emotional resilience.
ikebana—
clouds drifting
through the hammock sky
ostinato—
grandpa loops partition memories
into his college years
alopecia
letting bald patches breathe
night sea
no longer blaming the pills
for the weight i hold
Picture design by Anumita Roy
Debarati Sen, an award-winning poet from Kolkata, published two solo poetry collections and contributed to more than 10 anthologies. She has recently made it to the top 50 poets in the NaPoWriMo 2023 writing challenge, and her poem, ‘Maple Dreams’, has been selected for the Yearbook 2022 to be published by Hawakal Publishers. Her haiku have been published in Haikuniverse, Five Fleas, Scarlet Dragonfly Journal, Suspect Device, Pan Haiku Review, and the Horror Senryu journal.
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