Amita Ray

Prana

Life pulsates in a handful of breath
between clenched fist warmth in womb
and cold stealth of unclenching
in unavoidable void.
 
Destiny’s scroll on palm unfold
to the last lap of journey,
air rarefies battling odds
caught between form and emptiness.
 
Deep breaths heal, through window drifts
a skyful of freshness in famished frame
happiness looks in your eyes
through blooming pores of skin.
 
Prana: life-giving energy

Amita Ray

AMITA RAY, a former associate professor in English and Vice- Principal of a college is based in Kolkata. She is a translator, short story writer, reviewer and poet. She has four volumes of translations to her credit. She is a widely published short story writer. Her collection of short stories TRAIL OF LOVE AND LONGINGS has received rave reviews. She has brought out a collection of poems UNTIL BIRDS SING. She is an executive Council member of the IPPL Kolkata. She is also an Advisory Board Member of Kavya Kumbh, Kolkata Chapter.