Chittaranjan Dash, Delhi, 20 August 2023
An old lady is crying
– in Istanbul
– in Hamburg
– in Delhi
– in New York
– in Johannesburg
– in Lima
– in Sydney
– in Mexico City
– in Vladivostok
In the chest of every city
A river of melancholy
A flow of anonymous tears
Reflection of same moon
Sad, sad, very sad her face
Stars have come down
To the earth as fireflies
In dark their primal energy
Lighting a philosopher’s heart
With echoes of an ancient cry
