The Lingering Fragrance
That duffle bag in the attic
Gasping under the weight of dust
Still holds your smell!
The other day I had opened it
Your body mist had spilled in it
The one you had bought,
On our last trip to Italy.
I always envied your taste!
My mind all muddled now.
Did you buy that for he liked it?
Yet you had rested your head
On my chest. I was lost in the fragrance!
Believe me, I didn’t realize my love had
Metamorphosed!
I wish I had trodden carefully
The bug could have been alive!
Alas, me and my Kafkaesque life!
Emptiness
The wind chimes made music
In the vacant balcony!
A wailing in fact.
Gone were those jolly
Stories, nothing kept intact!
The empty walls gaped,
The silent sighs of the abandoned house!
Trapped in the few cobwebs
On the stark white ceiling,
There were echoes many!
That summer eventide
In the southern high
When the wind blew hard
Bidding adieu to its people
Along with the deserted house
The sky too cried,
Bleeding menstrual red!
Parturition
And then amidst the clamour of prayers
And chittering of the birds
God bled!
And the pole star like the midwife
Brought out the child,
Night was born!
Aniline Dyed Heart
Your sighs in the stilled wind
The cumulus drew your face
On the cobalt canvas
I thought I heard that laughter
Macadam trapped!
A glistening dew in the corner
Of the eye,
Through blurred vision
A Skylark on its lone flight.
Barrenness haunts!
Dreams no longer
Walk hand in hand.
Those folklore lost
In abysmal nadir.
Savage pirate plundered!
Traces of the mayhem
The scent of sea weeds
Whisper.
dyed heart!
Madhu Gangopadhyay hails from India. Her
passion for writing began when she was in school. She loves to pen down her
musings at random moments. She is fiercely passionate about poetry and short
stories, and her penchant for mythology can be seen in her works. She conveniently
explores all the genres of poetry writing and has written on a plethora of
topics. She has a Master of English Literature degree from Calcutta University
and a Bachelor’s degree in Education. She has been in the education industry
for two decades now. She has also been a content developer and has designed
academic course books for senior school students and colleges. A soft skills
trainer, motivational speaker, and an avid social worker: she is also an
exponent of Indian classical dance forms. Currently she is pursuing MA in
Psychology. She writes under the pen name #madmusings.
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