By Sutanuka Ghosh Roy
Childhood
Rain lashed uniform
Storm tossed umbrella
Paper boat
A puddle
A slithering spider
Two small feet
One plunge!
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Ma’s Kitchen
Cracked porcelain jars
Locked-in memories
Two turmeric dipped palms
Sari smelt like Rohu fish
Bay leaves, cardamom and cinnamon
In a discourse
Gas stove
Our endless hunger
Wok and ladles,
Blob of mustard oil
Sweat and toil
Ma stood
Her hands spoke of food.
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Sleep
Trying a new Gucci dress
She tried to put together
Her hook -less Choli
Cold cream on my soft cheeks
She licked her parched lips
Turned on the AC
Snuggled the Raymond blanket
She covered her navel
A washed out loincloth
Sank deep into my Kurlo pillow
The racing-engine kneaded
Her track-pillowed head
She fell asleep.
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Dr Sutanuka Ghosh Roy is Assistant Professor and Head Department of English in Tarakeswar Degree College, The University of Burdwan, WB, India. She has published widely and presented papers at National and International Seminars. She is a regular contributor of research articles and papers to anthologies, national and international journals of repute like The Statesman, Muse India, Lapis lazuli, Setu etc. She is also a reviewer, a poet, and a critic. Her poems have been Anthologized and published in Setu, Borderless Journal etc
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