THE ODYSSEY

The wild trail of odyssey, escapade

Has its own unusual charm, the

Life moves beneath the shadow of

Moonlit giant trees, the black

And white shades reminds, relation

Between the teardrops and smile,

On the surface dried leaves says the

Saga of spring, the fate of pride,

The evergreen desire, ruined empire,

Somewhere I tried to trace the lost

Apparent, glass made splendid ring,

Once gifted by an exceptional friend,

The cane shrubs have been missing

The needle tips, wild fire ashes the

Twigs, the night wants to share the

Dewdrops, but bloom couldn’t

Opened the lips, orphan dreams had

No refuge, wandered in the silence

Of vale, in cavity of stem few drops

Of last rain, provides life to orchids,

Optimism had the infinite glamour, the

Exhausting night desires still to

Play with muscles, bones, chest but

Doesn’t want to touch the soul, this

Peripheral affection carries the internal

Pain though it releases despair for

Few moments, endless voyage agreed

On the provisional pledge, but the

The profundity of heart left over on the

Stairs of ancient temple end, rejected,

Neglected emotion weeps in isolation,

• SHANTANU SANYAL