The Going Away Poem by Diptesh Augustine Sarkar

The Going Away



The day is drifting to its end
the clouds from nowhere blackening the sky
evening is drooping lump by lump
a lull is climbing high.

A star woke up slowly
others followed soon
the wind took its usual course
the crickets began to croon

And a voice, which was so clear
began dispersing
into a mere
humming…

(Written 19th Sept,1998)

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