# May I Ask You Why? Poem by Shamik Kumar Bose

ou may pause a while
The winds around this Pine forest will listen
They will!
Since you are so dear
So calm and green like them
And the river around would stop flowing
Around your skin the lotus sighs
Inside you, the mountain may grieve
Beside you, the deer will stop playing
They all love you
Yet you remain a stoic
Like a bird in deep sky
Her wings do not flip anymore
The lamp inside does not flicker
May I ask you why?

Shamik Bose 10.06.10 Calcutta