Wintry Sleep
Dry brown twigs, calloused fingers
thick, bony, rough
flaky skin, fallow land
memories of rain, flood, drought
harvest, a handful of rice
Thick toe-nails, the dirt underneath
yellowing, color of autumn leaves
sun-drenched brass skin
coarse barks of an ancient tree
covering ancestral bones
Bones, soil, sod
fallow land the color of skin
desire for a handful of earth
embalmed in sleep
soft snow-flakes on bare twigs
Mosarrap Hossain Khan is from a small town, Kotalpur, West Bengal, in India. Currently, he is pursuing doctoral research in English Literature at New York University, New York, US. He is passionate about writing and mostly writes personal pieces, short shorts, and poems. He blogs at: www.marginomarginalia.wordpress.com
Dry brown twigs, calloused fingers
thick, bony, rough
flaky skin, fallow land
memories of rain, flood, drought
harvest, a handful of rice
Thick toe-nails, the dirt underneath
yellowing, color of autumn leaves
sun-drenched brass skin
coarse barks of an ancient tree
covering ancestral bones
Bones, soil, sod
fallow land the color of skin
desire for a handful of earth
embalmed in sleep
soft snow-flakes on bare twigs
Mosarrap Hossain Khan is from a small town, Kotalpur, West Bengal, in India. Currently, he is pursuing doctoral research in English Literature at New York University, New York, US. He is passionate about writing and mostly writes personal pieces, short shorts, and poems. He blogs at: www.marginomarginalia.wordpress.com
