Gopal Lahiri
When the city wakes up in the morning
When all the singing is in the tops
of the coconut palm tree,
I come out in the balcony and throw
seeds to the pigeons.
Sometimes I go to a park.
It has a fixed lane for the morning walkers,
They talk about their cup of gladness.
They live their life in their own way.
There is no argument here.
Sometimes I sit for hours on the bench
stretching my arms to the sky
pointing my fingers to the flying birds
Whose roof is the sky? I ask them,
and there is the silence I can touch now.
Short Bio:Faruk Ahmed Roni is a bilungual writer and poet from the UK. He is the founder-editor of several literary platforms , including Global Poet and Poetry and Shikor. He is a creative activist engaging himself in organising several poetry festivals and events and also mentoring emerging writers.
