How odd it is to wake See the time here Then excuse myself Saying, but in Calcutta It is just the midnight hour. The vegetable vendors have curled up in sleep, The noodle stands are rinsing out their pots, The young couple in the high-rise finish their Swedish film. The older couple talk about the rising price of fish. Mir trots out old jokes as his own On vernacular channel 221, The lovers opt for a quick cuddle instead of the real thing, Tomorrow she has to catch an early flight. Do these people ever wake to think, On the other side of the world a woman stirs from sleep And effortlessly takes over their lives, Filling them with endings all of her own? Seeing to it that the price of fish and Bergmans views are agreed on. While early morning flights will always be there, We are in love only once or twice. Ruma writes
Posted on: Fri, 04 Jul 2014 04:35:46 +0000
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