Healing by Gopal Lahiri
Those docile headlights are in search of
metaphor, this falling in drops and
the windows blur the leafy alleys
The street with its cares and glances
becomes the domain of trivial,
the tiny rafts of refuge knock the door.
Rain-puddles alphabetize the grey clouds
the world dissects morning whispers
through dense foliage and lonely shadows.
There are no such thing as lost steps
silent dawns rise above the bends of rivers,
the soft haze and the long darkness bleed.
Old keys draw unknown capillary curves
letting a little light in the dark chamber,
something is waiting to converse in sunbeams.
Gopal Lahiri is an India- based bilingual poet, critic, editor, writer and translator with 22 books published, including four jointly edited books. His poetry is also published across various anthologies as well as in eminent journals of India and abroad. He has been invited in various poetry festivals including World Congress of Poets. He is published in 12 countries and his poems are translated in 12 languages.