Quietus Poem by Ranjit Hoskote

Quietus



Silence is clean, a frigate leaving a harbour
with no siren wailing.
Silence is a tureen that needs no scouring
for the last stains of grammar.
Silence is fire,
a threat with no reprieve.
Silence is a panther
that stalks us through jade eyes.

Ranjit Hoskote
Monday, March 26, 2012
Topic(s) of this poem: leaving,silence
poem poems silence Leaving
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