Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
April 27, 2026

Triptych

"...Your shadow closes around my throat..."

Triptych

1.

I wish I have a voice like a song bird
singing all day long,
from the tree top or low branches,
where I live, where roses open
their petals like soft sighs and shine
in rich accents of colour.

2.

Breaking fragile little clusters
of seashells that collapse and crush
become colourless grains,
murky, burrowed deep inside,
they articulate the language
of season in silence.

3.

Your shadow closes around my throat
your eyes are now raw amethyst
bloom in silent whispers,
the cloud diffuses into hope
from frail memories,
I watch you leave from me.







Article © Gopal Lahiri. All rights reserved.
Published in the July 15, 2024 issue .
Image(s) are public domain.
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