Ram Krishna captures the quiet emptiness and routine fog of township life in this poignant poem published on DifferentTruths.com.
I feel the yellow leaves
with the day’s silence in their stare
the township uncovers what they try to conceal –
feeling stuck, a little off, or foggy
in the sameness of everyday celebrations
no sex, no travel, no drinks, no books
but dark smoke, dust, and emptiness
of years they’re unsure about
here each one sounds profound
perching for new life
between the parentheses, ending up
a kite snapped and strayed into a bush.
Picture design by Anumita Roy
Prof Ram Krishna Singh, also known as RK Singh, is a widely published, anthologised and translated poet with over 25 poetry collections to his credit. His recent poetry collections include Poems and Micropoems (Southern Arizona Press, USA, 2023), Knocking Vistas and Other Poems (Authors Press), Leaves of Silence: Poems and Micropoems (Authors Press), and Drifty Silence and She: Selected Poems & Micropoems (Edizioni Universum, Capri Leone, Italy, 2025).
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