Bandoghat-The village of Bandyopadhyays
by Subhadeep Bandyopadhyay
(Kolkata, India)
I had a hut in my ancestral village,
Where I chased the kites in the sky,
The morning came,then evening and dusk,
But the birds chirping continued all day long,
I had a temple in my ancestral village,
Where I found the goddess in mist, tears and pain,
I had a granary there too,
With grains just enough to feed few hungry souls,
I had a rainbow and the drifting clouds,
I rode the bullock cart and played in mud,
I played in pools of rain and made paper boats,
I had a school too where the learned old man
Told us stories of the good bad and ugly,
I had a village for sure,
For it comes often in my dreams,
With faces of people without clothes naked in the scorching heat,
And then comes the ferries who takes them beyond the sky,
They shine as stars in the heaven but never come back,
In the morning I find my village dying under cement,bulldozer and slogans,
Somewhere Bandoghat lies as insignia of past,
And I remain a member of the cult of brahmins whose roots its bears,
The village of Bandyopadhyays!
***
Comments for Bandoghat-The village of Bandyopadhyays
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
|
||
Amazon Business Exclusive Deals
Driving classes for ladies conducted by a lady driver, in Bangalore. Contact for details.
Site Locator ________________________
Portraits in Dignity
by Eva Bell
Join our Facebook Group
Follow us on Twitter Follow us on Tweeter
Recent Articles
-
Poems from India
Apr 11, 24 04:37 AM
Read and enjoy our Poems from India -
Dreams at Slumber
Apr 11, 24 04:34 AM
I pick up a dream every night Again I throw it away.... Just like a chocolate Eaten in full contentment And the thrown away wrap into the roadside Dustbin, -
Indian Short Stories
Apr 02, 24 02:58 AM
Read Indian Short Stories written by experienced and new writers.
Get a swimsuit on sale in the clearance section at Swimsuitsforall.com. Get yours today!
Disclaimer: Many of the links on Induswomanwriting are affiliate/referral links. This means that if you click through them and make a purchase, IWW will be paid a small fee for referring you. These affiliate/referral fees are used to pay for the expenses of maintaining and running this site. Your use of these affiliate/referral links is greatly appreciated.
