Debarati captures the bittersweet cadence of nostalgia, displacement, and evolving familial bonds through evocative micro-poetry on DifferentTruths.com.
village fair
the clatter of wooden bangles
drift with chulah smoke
fading winter
Granny's recipe book
loses its taste
shifting houses —
one last glimpse
of the attic window
attic gramophone
Lata ji's ghazals
gather dust
Raksha Bandhan
a thread of smile
across the screen
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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