Magical--By Gopal Lahiri--India

Magical

Shadows, whose faces are there?

missing the known vowel, beneath water,

what works is the calling

of the whooshing water fowl.

explore the miracle, a gallant kingfisher

in flight looking effortless.

rambling, wavering, erratic
the wind breaks out in savage laughter,
the distant coast takes a sharp turn
for the rugged cliff.

like an advanced wave
rolling on the yellow sand bed,
the words living for the moment
turn into something magical.

whispers surviving the past,

take to the ground,

the broken crustaceans
crack open the memories

of the bursting seeds

living together for ages.

Gopal Lahiri was born and grew up in Kolkata. He currently lives in Mumbai, India. He is a bilingual poet, writer, editor, critic and translator and widely published in Bengali and English language. He poetry has appeared in National Treasures, Indus Valley, Taj Mahal Review, Muse India, Tuck Magazine, and a variety of other venues. He has jointly edited the anthology of poems: Scaling Heights and is the recipient of the Poet of the Year award in Destiny Poets, UK, 2016. He can be reached at glahiri@gmail.com