By Shakti Pada Mukhopadhyay Marble Poetry We visited the Taj Mahal, the Crown of Palaces, on a tour. The artist’s Shangri-La was bathed in a Full Moon. Love-stitched marbles, while in color but gnawed by time, failed to shine with its stolen youth. The love of Shah Jahan and Mumtaj enlivened the moonlit Taj. The … Continue reading Marble Poetry and Other Poems
The Tragic Indolence and Other Poems
By Shakti Pada Mukhopadhyay The Tragic Indolence Oh Hamlet! Why did you die? The Ghost had warned you not to delay and Horatio remained as a true friend. But you committed blunder to postpone your actions of killing Claudius at the first instance. You wished to send Claudius’ soul to hell instead of heaven. Fate … Continue reading The Tragic Indolence and Other Poems
