Mamta Kalia
Mamta Kalia
Mamta Kalia
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How dear it is to hear him so!<br />
His voice, sharp like a thunderbolt<br />
how frail it sounds over telephone.<br />
For long would he have held on to it.<br />
Father, caressing his<br />
children,<br />
long-distance over telephone.<br />
Mother<br />
Girl<br />
I remember you<br />
when I see a woman<br />
nervous on the platform.<br />
A basket in hand,<br />
covering her head with her sari,<br />
searching for someone,<br />
she stands.<br />
What frightens you<br />
even today, O lady?<br />
Does the chirping<br />
of birds<br />
beguile us in vain everyday?<br />
There is no sky in<br />
her dream.<br />
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