THE HORIZONTAL LINE

Standing on the edge of plateau

Life says it’s not the end, gradient

Path goes through the blind gorge

Of rocks, tall trees, stiff vertical -

Mountain, moon rises from there

Sky surrenders the proud in the

Knee of earth, still sun is trying to

Escape from grip of dark clouds

Don’t leave me alone dear friend

This endless journey I opted for

You, the miles long darkness, the

Dreadful path, the thorny shrubs

Let them all to generate the havoc

Just hold my hand, in your esteem

Life searches the way out from the

Melancholic moment, this affection

Has the invisible divinity, in stones

Heart looks the beautiful image

An inspiration, a passion, an art of

Survival says all the time that we

Would be reach on the horizon line

- SHANTANU SANYAL

THE WILD TRAIL

In the symposium of drunkard

Someone called my name -

To offer me the final glass of

Ceremonial formality, I didn’t

Reach near you as crowd pushed

Back me, while a distance amid

Remained as usual my friend

We never reached to conclusion

Accusations have its own

Essence, several desires died

Before to attain the climax, its life

Dark, dense clouds in the twilight

Covered the blues, rapid wind

Predicted storms arrival, you didn’t

Tried to break the prophesy, I

Waited till midnight, gradually all

The clouds disappeared, stars

Have shown their existence forever

Night had its own priority

Priest closed the iron gate of temple

Let the emotion rest for a while

All deities perhaps talked about

The planet, including our relation

That never turned to devotion

Nevertheless, it was not so late

Dawn is inescapable, life says –

Just wait, let sun rise, keep your

Expectation alive, somewhere the

The blank milestone is waiting!

What’s wrong if one promise is -

Broken, this wild trails have to make

The way amongst the thick forest –

- SHANTANU SANYAL

THE EMOTIONAL EMPIRE

Pristine your love provides

Me a meaning to explore the beauty

Every moment, I stared the sky

In vacuity, dreams float

Noble thoughts grow, did you inhabit

On the surface of galaxy

A radiance flow carries the artistic

Passion, I have had sank into

The depth of visual illusion, fantasy

Do you know the astronomical

Magic to win the heart, often

The dried bloom tries to unfold the

Stale petals beneath your shadow –

The lush green paddy fields are

Inclined to each other’s stem whenever

You look me with sweet fleeting -

Look, a gentle spring breeze passes

Closely near to my heart

Sometimes naively your touch, gives

A feeling of first rain on the sand dunes

I heard that in your proximity

Dreams sleep with unfolded eyes

They look you in a manner that moon

Becomes envious, in the zenith

Of paradise, I think, your

Dominance rules the emotional empire

How to succeed, to get your

Love in all-inclusive way, day and night

The frail heart thinks, but something

Is sure force you to look me in diverse way

I lost frequently my heart

Silently I follow to your path.

- SHANTANU SANYAL