A striking vision of Spring personified, Soumik’s poem paints a vibrant, rainbow-hued body for Different Truths.
Her left hand is tinged with violet
The right indigo
The bare waist, the vast ocean blue
Thighs, the lustrous green
The bowl of her knees, all yellowish
The feet are smeared with oranges
And the toes like a newlywed bride
Blushed red
She is Spring personified
All through her body plays
The rainbow
Yet she is white
In heart
That fuses all the hues
Picture design by Anumita Roy
Soumik Kumar De is a poet by passion and a teacher by profession. A postgraduate and Master of Philosophy in English literature,. Hee has been severally anthologized in publications of international repute like Setu, INNSAEI, Borderless, The Indian Rover, Lipi, AWS e-zine, Literoma etc. His poems have been included in internationally acclaimed books like Aulos: An
Anthology of Poems; Caravan; Insalutas; Paradise on Earth, An International Anthology; Earth, Fire Water Wind, CYAN: An Anthology of Confessional Poetry to name a few. His poems have also been included in Timeless Inspiration: An International Anthology 2021 and The Romantic Breeze. Painting is another of his special area of interest. His oil paints have been
included in many internationally acclaimed books.
Beautiful!