THE EMPIRE OF PEACE 

in modest way urged the heart for a 

favor, painful refusal questioned the 

survival, bitterness of life accepted 

the venom, humiliations fueled the 

aggression,until the eruption of all

quiescent volcanoes, silence was

dominated the amusable plateaus !

feudal attitude of society forced me 

to follow the path of feral, wild trails,

on that accursed night, I shouted for 

a fortuity, cried for a hope, raised -

hands towards the sky, diffusion of 

silence couldn't answer, the riddles

blown on the ripples of stream, the

mangled soul had no other refuge !

in that scattering point suddenly  I 

met you, loved and accepted the 

lordship of the compassionate eyes,

in the morning steps followed the  

foot print of peace,wounds had no 

more complains, I found lost life !

-- SHANTANU SANYAL 

THE EXISTENCE OF LOVE

the depth of enlightened heart, grows

the algae of supernatural color, the 

involute image doesn't allow to hold 

the reflection by prejudicial eyes, an

exercitation is needed to defeat the 

egotism, self - conceit, all sacrarium -

were only the stone memorials, they

inhabited on the surface of barbed  

fences, divisions of emotion was the 

main aim to rule the planet for self  -

interest, wilderness de facto never 

dies, purification of perception is the

only epitome, to reshape the humanity,

after looking your affliction if I couldn't 

feel the pain, it's meant that I'm no more  

mass of flesh, bones, blood, this sense

keeps me intact, not permit to scatter,

I find my reflection on your heart, in -

your eyes the  love sustains  prolong, 

-- SHANTANU SANYAL 

THE AMARANTHINE BLOOM 

in the curtilage of life, inhabited success 

and failures, familiar faces, deformity or 

beauty, whatever the crux, it wouldn't be

correct that I will abdicate the bridge of -

emotion, here my image consists to your

heart, the truth floats on the wet feelings,

life has germinated the blest perception, 

inner desire loves you beyond the variant!

the outer layer having the time limit, it -

could be lose one day, deep rooted love

sustains in amaranthine way, with millions

blooms, leaves the aroma after dry too,

that hypnosis, never assents me for

treachery, trust grows day by day in rapid 

way, the tenderness make me real man,

steps goes forward to maturity, humanity

-- SHANTANU SANYAL 

NO OTHER OPTION

Destiny's cycle moves on its axis

rotation of life has its own priorities,

midnight caravan didn't wait for me,

on the bank of the Galaxy, the fair of 

dreams held at the end of the night, the

merry-go-round moved in the sky,

laying on the sand of the Sahara, my 

heart experienced the realism of life,

I have read and deciphered the words 

containing romance, love, pledge of 

living imperishable way, slowly your

finger split my hand, couldn't yell, 

before daybreak, perfume faded!

in the bookshelves I had searched,

emotion had been dried before falling

down on the floor, whining sentiments

couldn't sleep the entire night, in the foggy 

dawn, a shadow blearily immersed

for a few moments, in the empty palm 

remained only, some words of promise!

oriental sky colored the ventilator again

the sun has no vacation, a bonded service

glassy ewer desires some fresh roses,

life follows the path of rising hopes,

-- SHANTANU SANYAL 

EFFULGENT ARCHWAY
effulgent, glary archway makes me 

confused, the darkness of heart is
not habitual to get your benediction,

heart wants by and by gleam of your

love, those outcast souls, deprived

life waiting for a favor, I couldn't be

selfish, come away from adjuvants -
flair doesn't loose the wet emotions!

I know, on your courtyard, blooms -

sacred flowers of affinity, synaphea

of adoration brings all near the chest,
the holy droplets spill often from your

eyes, all souls of planet patronized by
you, in the lorn dark night they sleep
in your sanctuary, hiding the future -
dream of love, peace, followed the way
for better survival, let scatter the holy

droplets on their unquenchable spirit !
--- SHANTANU SANYAL 

THE REBELLIOUS WAVES
eventually, adaptation taught to follow
the path of survival, since immemorial
era I searched the truth of immortality -

from the mysteries of ogygian period
to neoteric life, nothing is changed, all
the conundrum replicated in your eyes,

the graphic art of love has a polyhedral
beauty, entire life has needed to touch -
the depth of that ocean, placid feeling
forces me to avoid the wilderness, the
perception of akathisia makes me true

human,  the sense of metemspychosis
or rebirth, all the universal philosophies
sheltered on your chest, often I tried to
sleep on your lap of munificent emotion,
albeit in the western sky stormy clouds

challenge to navigate, I didn't furl the rig!

on the rebellious waves, silent sentiment
keeps the mind cool, later sky supports!
-- SHANTANU SANYAL

ARE YOU STILL WAITING ?
the game of seek and hide, the incessantly
chase behind  the illusion, brought me in

the land of prodigious, weird moving -
shadows, venom dipped all the arrows had
missed the direction, sheltered on the
chest, tried to obviate them, it's true, heart -
ignored all the time the pain of wounds,

the injured soul strayed here and there, mum

speechless emotion remained unanswered !
dripping blood drops reminded them my
existence, I hadn't path for scape, time filled
all the bores, skin covered the spots,

maverick clouds recaptured the grey sky, in
the end of twilight I found, waiting silence -
face, on the stairs of cathedral, your arms
are still stretched for me, since centuries life

searched your infinite love, I confounded
after looking the graceful your beauty, the
destination itself asking me for final address!
-- SHANTANU SANYAL

painting by - Jeff Rowland

Ubiquitous Reflection

the chaplet of love never lost redolence -

embraced the soul in a way that I had

offered the entire life under that shadow, 

respiration graphs created aesthetic 

sketches, borrowed the beauty from the

nature, oblation of heart is nothing, the 

soul submitted in the utmost adoration,

this deep indulgence doesn't fright any

consequences, till the end of earth, the

manitou would be deviate in the universe !

to get God's truth on your sacred face,

on that capacious lap of beloved, all the

sin, virtue, love, animus, distinction, all
diversification of life get the justice with
probity, on that extreme point nobody feels

degenerated, the doors of self realization
have opened forever, a gameness is

needed only to pass the apertura with

devout heart, this culmination of love links

the soul to supreme power, invisibly that
leman scatters the indigo brilliance light,
life walks slowly towards that destination !

gradually all fallacy, mist of illusion,
disappears one by one, the abstersion
brings new glaze into the persona, the dry
eyes feel the moist, here starts the repletion
process in life, I see your image on wounded
rejected, discarded, bleeding faces, this
sensation force me to love you intensely !
-- SHANTANU SANYAL

EXCEPT THAT ---

across the jagged, sultry, thorny arid land
of desert, life traveled the journey, hoary
clouds had no time to talk for a moment !
sweating destiny didn't support I just left
it on the sand dunes, might be in the late
night, dreams had been covered with the

silky arms, galaxy, stars, moon scattered
the beauty on my meteor -crater, chest
never complained, comet had written few
lines on the oriental sky, perhaps the -

essence of life shared by integral friends
waterfalls, rivers, flowers, pale leaves, dew
droplets of web, thrived tress of wild trail,
though they inhabited far away in own world,
I feel into my broken breath several times,

loved all of them with integrity, tried the

 inclusion of smiles, sometimes spilled
down tear drops couldn't be concealed into

the heart, up down path of life in the end

became the boon, blooming valleys -
reluctantly loved me, blessed with unseen
weal, tried to share smiles on everybody's

face, except that I had no other dream,

-- SHANTANU SANYAL

THE DROP OF MOONLIGHT 

wet days are no more, flew away 

all the rain clouds in unknown space 

droplets of windowpanes dried - 

soon, gradually disappeared fireflies,

vivid moth left broken wings,

low tide of seashore had written few 

lines on the left over sand bed,

lovely moments of proximity were -

astatic, flown towards the slope, found

probably the lost path of wilderness,

time didn't look back, though I  

remained stand still near the memory,

all friends of my childhood encircled

the emotion before the sun set,

in the twilight your fingers touched the

dead sentiments, filled the fragrance,

when moon floated on the sky -

I tried my best to bloom with hundreds

petals, do not know that why fell

down delicate dream on the arcade of

life, night passed with distress mood,

eyes searched for a drop of moonlight !

-- SHANTANU SANYAL