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The city is facing you with wrinkles and

dark patches, drawing topographies

of unexcavated regions.

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You dream about the opera house open

wide to an endless symphony,

the pole star flowers a smile on your eyes.

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The waft caresses with no blinking

thoughts, you run around and become

one with green paddocks and meadows.

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Unfastening the slivers, serving you

the melts of the evening, sounds

of the world, most often you can’t hear.

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You know you are alone, bearing creases

of many years, even when held

in someone’s arms.

@gopallahiri

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Short Bio:

Gopal Lahiri is a bilingual poet, critic, editor, writer and translator with 33 books published, including eight solo/jointly edited books. His poetry and prose are published across more than one hundred journals and anthologies globally His poems are translated in 18 languages and published in 16 countries. He has been nominated for Pushcart Prize for poetry in 2021. He has been conferred First Jayanta Mahapatra National Award on literature in 2024 for his significant contribution in Indian English Writing. Recent Credits: The Madrid Review, Shot Glass Journal, Masticadoreusa, LatinosUS, Verse-Virtual Journal, Ink, Sweat & Tears, International Times, Dissident Voice, The Piker Press, Confluence, Literary Revelations, The Wise Owl Journal and elsewhere.

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