Thursday, April 14, 2016

Sunil Sharma- A Poem



Constant companion

Hey, moon!
you are so close tonight
I wish I could grab you
in my work-calloused hands
as a coolant.

I wish I could drink you as a soft drink
for that icy sensation  within my clogged innards.

you are, well, what you are---the eternal moon
looking at you does not hurt
your soothing rays light up lost pathways
even in the Amazon.

without you
and that rabbit-man
the sole resident of the icy surfaces, cratered
the world would have been deprived of many
seasons, tides, madness myths, tales and songs.

moon
you are a regular comforter to humans!



Mumbai-based, Sunil Sharma, a college principal, is also widely-published Indian critic, poet, literary interviewer, editor, translator, essayist and fiction writerHe has already published three collections of poetry, one collection of short fiction, one novel and co-edited five books so far. His six short stories and the novel Minotaur were recently prescribed for the undergraduate classes under the Post-colonial Studies, Clayton University, Georgia, USA. He is a recipient of the UK-based Destiny Poets’ inaugural Poet of the Year award---2012.
He edits online journal Episteme:


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