Letter of Sorrows

by Ananya S. Guha / June 26th, 2016

This letter of sorrows
this unholy drift
this whirlpool of massacre
this sordid rift
what is in death
makes it alluring,
race and kindred
so bewildering
prayers will continue
as they must
take out the dagger
break the bust
images are hollow
seekers are none.

This summer of sorrows
woebegone.

Ananya S Guha lives in Shillong in North East India, where he was born and brought up. He has been writing and publishing his poetry for the last forty years. His poetry has been published in both electronic and print formats such as: Indian Literature, Other Voices, Osprey Journal, Glasgow Review, The Literary Nest, Up The Staircase, Asia Writes, Art Arena, Praxis Online, Muse India, Your One Phone Call, In Between Hangovers, The Peeking Cat Magazine, Post Colonial Text among others. He has also written widely on educational and social matters. He has ten collections of poetry and his poetry has been anthologized in various collections of Indian poetry in English. He holds a doctoral on the novels of William Golding. Read other articles by Ananya S..

This article was posted on Sunday, June 26th, 2016 at 8:02am and is filed under Poetry.