Thursday, 28 March 2024

Five Poems by Dr. Mona Bedi

 




Five Poems by Dr. Mona Bedi


family reunion 
the stench of relationships
gone sour




autumn birdsong
this deep wish
to return home




stirring the reeds
the silent swoop
of a kestrel’s shadow




playing dough --
I make myself
a perfect home




eerie silence
of the hospital corridor --
somewhere
in the night sky
fading stars


Dr. Mona Bedi, Delhi, India

 


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