September Still
Soibam Haripriya *
August auburn leaves is fresh in my memory
Quiet sky and September is still
Yet time has swallowed everything
Debris between time and I
Dreams ended somewhere between a gnarled tree bursting forth into blooms of frangipani and a marshy algae pukhri
I looked for a reflection in the pukhri, a green layer looked back at me
The month of Mera, lanterns hanging atop a single stalk of bamboo in the courtyard
Dried crisp yellows strands of sharp bamboo leaves
Make a grazing sound against a rare flutter of breeze
which manage to break in amongst the grove of concrete,
haunting the calm of late October sky.
The lantern always looks so cold a few hours into the night
Oil-less and ashamed
in front of its brother- the langmei in the hills,
still bright and fiery
Till all dies down in cinders against the break of dawn.
* Poem written by Soibam Haripriya . This poem was webcasted on August 14, 2008.
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