Dedicated to Derek Walcott (1930-2017)
by Jaydeep Sarangi
It always rains at St Lucia, Achille finds roots in the chaotic hybrid world.
Silence chants from the annals of history. So many bards flock together
From shores of time. The elder of twin boys.
La Plata to Di Hong
The Ganges to river Yuna
All bear a name: re-writing a name.
Fruits are juicy, flowers with perfume,
Core of fire burns each heart, nature’s plan.
Each one has a story to share in silence.
So we stop. We listen to mountains sing,
Rocks, caves and falls prepare minds
For a moment of calm awakening of inside.
Ancient sages bless for a supreme quiet stream of light
Flashing from each joint of bones. It’s home. Home
For green knights. Soul of the native,
Season of mist makes all hearts juicy, language
Kissing words of luck hours by hours.
Love letters are taken from the bookshelf.
The sparrows and seagulls compete with doves,
Crows have part with images, history of the land,
No man can ever be more sensitive than
By the fire of the Muse, star apple kingdom.
Sense of the power and romance of flora and fauna
In poems living, like the song of the bird, trees old and new,
Flood each heart where poetry is a visitor, a valued priest.
Migratory birds search for home. Ruins of a green house.
We need one soon.
All poets count the humming of a bee, blood in their poems
Fair creature of an hour, all lines spark. It rains, rains always.
After this poem, rain will start. St. Lucia is our home.Another life.
Love after love!
About JAYDEEP SARANGI:
Jaydeep Sarangi is a widely anthologised poet with five collections in English, latest being: To Whom I Return Each Day (April 2017) which was released at the University of Uine,Udine Italy. He read poems in different shores of Australia, Europe and North America. Sarangi’s poems have appeared in many prestigious magazines like Indian Literature, Kavya Bharati, Setu, Muse India, WEC, The Asian Age, CV, etc. He has delivered keynote address in conferences/seminar on new poetry in different Universities in different countries. He has guest edited a special issue on Derek Walcott for Muse India(www.museindia.com).Dr.Sarangi may be reached at: jaydeepsarangi@gmail.com
Jaydeep Sarangi Faculty,Dept. of English Jogesh Chandra Chaudhuri College (Univ. of Calcutta) 30,Prince Anwar Shah Road , Kolkata: 700033,WB,Country:: India -Ph 09477807031
