–by Amanita Sen
–Reading Time – 1 min Approx
Because he urges us to go
not to reach anywhere, for
there is nowhere to reach
and it’s just enough we
carry on with this journey,
that I feel urged to do so.
Not preachy his words,
not of a distant seer’s,
not bemoaning of those
searing truths of mankind,
but versing its essence,
keeping hope alive for us.
The free-willed spirits,
ever-giving ones have poet’s
patronage and we have now
the promise of a sunlight,
to work through our darkness,
“Amalkanti” – the name.
Note: Meant as a tribute to the famous Bengali poet Nirendranath Chakrabarti, the title of this poem owes it to one of his own poems with the name “Amalkanti.”
–by Amanita Sen
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