What Makes Me Believe in Reincarnation
a memory that sings
of sepia nights
ghost fingers that touch
the gossamer of spent days
a heart that seeks asylum
in the igloo of imagination
icicles that prick
the ageless heat of the body
dreams that ripple
with recollection
a meteor that hovers
on the edge of her nose ring
Your Handwriting
the silt of
an ink-river
rolling into
a relic chamber
painted with
the heart’s hieroglyphs
the soul’s trompe l’oeil
(for Sudhanshu)
Gogglecast
Two glass curtains
veiling your eyes
showed me to me
in two neat pieces
Images
dipped
deep
in mirrors
and unearthed
my bipolar personality
while my singularity
toppled
into the water bodies
of your vision
Sarabjeet Garcha published his first book of poems, The Half-Moon Halo, in 2004. His work has appeared in The Vocabula Review, Foundling Review, The Literary Burlesque, and Indian Literature, among others. He also writes in Hindi, and his first book of Hindi verse, Vaani Phir Bhi Shoonyamanaa (Even Then Voice Is Tranquil Hearted), was published in late 2011. His English translation of selected poems of the award-winning Marathi poet Hemant Divate is in press. Sarabjeet lives in Delhi, where he works as an editorial manager for an international publisher of scientific, technical, and medical books. He can be reached via www.sarabjeetgarcha.com.
Sarab, existence has blessed you!
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