Melancholy and music blend gently in this verse by Dr Jyothsnaphanija – exclusively for Different Truths.
Today I have enough melancholy to make love Somewhere flow of darbari kanada Is heard. Some contrast of Chloroformed voice Winter fragmented throat Collecting tunes From melting tree’s kutch work’s glitter. Or Unquoted jaggery cracks. Uneven, broken slate pencil’s circle. Words exchange Framing rustle on paper. geometry box in our forgotten angles. I tell you It is music Soft as wax crayons. Satin worked thread leaves. You finally understand Listening is always unreachable.
Glossary:
Darbari kanada: a raga in Indian music
Kutch work: a type of embroidery work in India
Picture design by Anumita Roy
Dr Jyothsnaphanija teaches English Literature at ARSD College (University of Delhi), India. Her first poetry collection Ceramic Evening was published in 2016. Her poems most recently have appeared and are forthcoming in The Handy, Uncapped Pen, Wishbone Words, The Hopper, Bosphorus Review of Books and others.
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It is, indeed, a remarkable piece madam. You’ve wonderfully captured the essence of musical notes tilted on bric-a-brac around us. What an animated imagery “Words exchange/ Framing rustle on paper”!