Indian summer
Fallen leaves, yellowed.
Hot winds blast during the day.
Sweet Mangoes beckon.
Festival of Colours-Holi
Hues of fire on trees.
Festival of hues on cheeks.
Pristine moonlit night.
Monsoon Hues-India
Wet stray on road,
Searching for shelter from rain.
Thunderclaps exhort.
An entry in Lockdown Dairy
Bare roads, sans human.
Nature sets up symphony,
With birds, bees and breeze.
The beautiful Taj Mahal-India
On Yamuna’s bank,
Love’s monument pristine white;
With the moonbeams vie.
Indian Winter nights
Winter nights-
Sitting around a fire
Waiting for the morn.
A cough,
Cold air’s whiplash;
Invites sufferers’ curse.
Long nights
In a donated quilt.
A homeless prays in sleep.
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Goutam is passionate about poetry and writes whenever something or someone touches his heart. He lives in Kolkata, India and writes poetry in English, Hindi and Bengali. His book on English poetry “Hues of Life” (Notion Press) can be found at Amazon. He can be reached at gdutta17@gmail.com. Goutam blogs at Straight from Heart.
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