Abin Chakraborty

blogs from Kolkata

Silence and Self
Life is not just in bursts of noise.It throbs within silence as well.In sighs that are dewed in letters of love,In incense that floats to stained opaque glassIn sketches that ripple with unceasing wavesIn fragrance that wafts from an orchard in bloomIn dreams that are way beyond words.So why then th...
Posted on 25 October 2020 | 10:45 am
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Perhaps
The effort wasn't lacking, you see.I tried all the lessonsand danced to all tunes,But somehow or the otherNothing ever clicked.Instead I am stuck As a bell that won't chimeA buyer without dimeA machine without timeA line that won't rhymeAnd only some dollopsOf malodorous slime.Be that as it may. Per...
Posted on 27 September 2020 | 10:32 am
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Boom
I jump through the hoops and vault over polesAnd trapeze in the air over moth-eaten matsHoping for at least some perfunctory clapsTo tide over dull barren days.But each long night new hurdles conjures,And throwing a sack over unprepared eyesStuffs me in a canon and lights up the fuseTo heave my skin...
Posted on 6 August 2020 | 10:01 pm
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