Indonesia, Java, Bali, Sumatra
I could not,
Could not
The people,
Their faith, art and culture,
Tradition and ethics.
Myanmar, Arunachal and Mizoram,
Could not
Transgressing into the boundaries
And borders beyond
Into China, to Mongolia,
Siberia.
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Golden daffodils
By the stalks,Golden daffodilsYellow and orangeGlistening in the sunAnd shadeWith the bulbs hangingBy the stalks.
To give talaq
Without the after-thoughtCannot be acceptableAs the women arenot cattleTo be sold and purchased instantly.The bibi is not a gulamBut a human being,You must accept it.
Jinnah,
You shunned and abandonedYour daughterDinaThe daughter fromRuttie PetitAnd this muchYou could not compromise,JinnahJust for your lovely daughter,Jinnah,This much tooYou could not compromise with,JinnahAs how fanatical and biasedAnd prejudicedHad you been, JinnahNarrow and small-mindedCompromising not with his own daughter.
I know it
Divorce meLeaving me on the crossroad of lifeSo devastated and distraught,But how to give up so soon,End up?I shall keep fighting up to the endWith the newest, latest of survival strategiesTo support, support myselfAnd to survive.
Kali sadhna,
At some nook and corner?Kali on the mind,In the heartAnd the soul.The Dark Divine,The SupernaturalAnd the Nocturnal She.
Black, black palanquin-bearers
And with the red lipsTaking the palanquin awayOver their shouldersAnd the small countrified bride,Girl bride sitting overInto the ghumtaGoing to an unknown destinationAnd the carriers singing,Singing the songTo lessen the journey of the wayAnd fatigue,Black, black palanquin-bearersWith the small daughterAs the child brideGoing her in-laws’ house.With the small wooden doli,Palalquin over the shouldersThe bearers bearing…