The Rebirth
They were all a smiling lot
jocundly bathing in the sunlight
red, white ,pink ,crimson _ in hues so bright
I watched them transfixed oblivious of time and space
they danced away gleefully
so abundantly full of grace !
time rolled on ,they became part of my existence
they enthralled me
I became a slave of this opulence !
The night was one of pernicious despair
hail and storm played the perpetrators
savagely to the core ...
the sprightly alluring beauties
lay motionless inert
on their earthy bed
what anguish i did experience
as my heart silently bled !
I forgot all about them
as is the nature of mortals
preoccupied my mind was with
day to day ordeals ...
A solemn afternoon it was
when my heart ached joyfully
at the resurgence
how euphoric i was
inhaling the nectar
of their
ebullient presence!
I know not how long
I gazed enraptured
Each RESURRECTION has ever heralded
a sense of piety and peace !!
Kaberi Chattopadhyay
Kaberi Chattopadhyay is the author of four books: Peeping Through My Window (2022), The Twilight Bells (2022), her debut poetry collection, The Bindupara Tales & The Four-Lettered Word “Love” (2022), a collection of short stories Apparitions from the Other World (2023). Kaberi’s autobiography has been translated into multiple languages, including Telugu, Bengali, and Hindi, with plans for future translations into Tamil, Oriya, Assamese, and Urdu. Peeping Through My Window has been considered for the “Sarath Sahiti Kala Sravanti” Literary Award in memory of literary scholar Sabbani Laxminarayana’s parents in Karimnagar, Telengana. Her poems have been published in International magazines and journals too.