Strange interlude invade life to solitude
Abstinence of quest and care intrude,

Oscillating in a swing of nothingness
my soul sway
Soulful songs rebounding in mind
vanish each day,

Encounters in corridors invade
unintended
Bonding emotional sap impel
pretended,

Context emerge, conquest of loneliness
invade
Love unites and rejuvenates for an
epic- glad,

Intensity fade, density blur with time
and engagements
Yet, life teaches to reunite in mirage
distance,

Love is mirage, mirage in mind’s
marriage in edge
Aging time; distract and distorts, yet
entice in daze.

  • Dr Biswajit Das

(A poem by Dr Biswajit Das)

(The author Dr Biswajit Das is the Professor and Dean, School of Languages, KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India. The poem was published in the ANTHOLOGY of the 39th World Congress of Poets 2019)