Prof. Ram’s poem explores themes of environmental decline, isolation, spiritual questioning, and the individual’s journey for self-discovery amidst uncertainty, exclusively for Different Truths.
The sun couldn’t help nor fish protest: the river has no sex so, it dried up trapped in its own banks The otter watches a duck walking on the frozen river icicles drop bit by bit from a lone tree At the riverfront she folds her arms and legs resting her head upon her knees and sits as an island I couldn’t understand what’s Hindu about having fish and onion after prayers by the river in the temple courtyard I’m no river flowing towards the sea: I must find my way asking strangers in strange places sensing soul, using insight. Picture design by Anumita Roy
Ram Krishna Singh is a widely published, anthologised, and translated poet with over 25 poetry collections to his credit. His recent poetry collections include Covid-19 And Surge of Silence/Kovid-19 Hem Sessízlík Tolkȋnȋ (English/Tatar, 2021), Silence: A White Distrust (English/Japanese, Kindle Edition/Paperback, 2022), Poems and Micropoems (Southern Arizona Press, USA, 2023) and Knocking Vistas and Other Poems.
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