Autumn Days Are Here

artwork by amina

Standing by the north-facing window
Dipambita Roy looks at the cloudwisps encircling
the monument's head
and even if Age rushes in to batter her chin
standing guard there is a lovely mole!

Shyamol Bhattacharya recounts in a neutral tone:
Aray Dipambita, yesterday noon I suddenly thought of you...

The office peon Proshanto sidles in to place a cup of tea
over the dreams of silent beauty Maya Ghosh...
small-breasted Maya, gazing at the piece of ice, that
without rhyme or reason is melting away, like her youth.

Above accountant Agarwal's head at the far end of the office
the clock that hangs solemnly on the wall, there
it is now almost five o'clock...evening is falling...