Chittaranjan Dash, Delhi, 5 January 2025
Stay, stay, stay –
A little bird is opening her wings.
A bud is swirling in creation’s magic.
A child and mother are forming a rainbow.
Run, run, run –
A puppy with a locomotive of joy.
A wind in search of its tail.
A butterfly struck with mysticism.
Stay, stay, stay –
Stars are waking in a bed of dreams.
Grass is swaying in a swoon of songs.
Cattle is grazing in silence of doons.
Run, run, run –
Your shadow is a little goon.
Your laughter is stock market boom.
Your memory is somebody’s groom.
Stay, stay, stay –
Let’s exchange our names.
Let’s read out a poem to the other.
Let’s open our dark heart to the other.
