Silent wintry night: A poem by Kaberi Mukherjee

The sharp wintry night falls,

The mist covers the leaves, lanes, and lights

The trees stand helpless awaiting for spring.

In the silence, echoes every sound near or far.

The stars play hide and seek

With the clouds.

The erstwhile lovers gaze each other

In the darkness

To reveal a thousand secrets

As if to entwine each other in a warm embrace.

Her sick body peeps out through curtains,

The soul roams out in search of warmth

Perchance inside its more cold.

It sits with the men at the bonfire

At times with the couple in the shack

But the unrest is never calmed.

The sharp wintry night falls.