Soham Ghosh

Footfalls

- Soham Ghosh 

On a stormy night,

The windows shattered.

The sky roared as your footfalls drew close.

I hurried to greet you, shouting frantically,

“Wait my Master! Here I come.”

I flung open the doors,

And every window that came my way.

I tore down the silken curtains,

And lit all the lamps I could find.

O for a glimpse of my Lord divine!

The storm broke in,

The dust shrouded my modest hall of stone,

As I lay waiting 

On the drenched carpeted floor.

The wind hushed my lamps 

And your step died nearby,

While I lie waiting 

For another storm and when the time is right. 

Absence

When you will be gone,

May be I will hear your laughter from places distant,

While you won’t be hearing my cries close by.

When you will be gone, My dear,

 The tremble on your lips,

the warmth of your sighs,

the blackness in your eyes,

 the tenderness of your fingers and

the echo of your laughters,

Will be all that I could treasure,

 till I see you again,

maybe never.

When you won’t be there, My love,

There will be nothing,

Nothing at all

Except for the dust, the lonely road and the setting sun.

The poems 'Footfalls' and 'Absence' are penned by Soham Ghosh, whose tryst with poetry started from a very early age. Raised in the small town of Chandannagar, known for its rich cultural heritage, Soham received his education at Chandannagar, Bandel, Belur and Kolkata. In spite of being a student of Economics, his love for poetry remained unscarred. A chance writer, he often scribbles lines speaking of the tides in the affairs of men. He works for a reputed Chamber of Commerce in Kolkata and lives with his parents and pet kitten Lolita in his hometown.