Semantic Dance: Hindi words, English poetry

April 25, 2022

 

 

Accha (Okay, fine)

Five monokus
i.
Sometime fatigue assumes I. I sometimes assume fatigue. Accha.
ii.
Sometimes I wobble. Dog’s food dispenser, full, unreachable. Accha.
iii.
Soggy heap of clothes on the floor. On fours searching for nuggets. Accha.
iv.
Be first to run, stand in the cool monsoon rains. Drenching the soul. Accha.
v.
Pranayama breath, deep like Indigo dye. Dyes of loving. Accha.

 

 

*Pranayama: Deep yogic breaths

Bas (Enough or That’s just it)

Five monokus
i.
Bulls in village ponds. Matadors pose. No one is entirely free. Bas.
ii.
Bulls in India, bison in North America. Used. Bloody. Bas.
iii.
Hearts died. Gunshots loose. Torn, thrown away. Shells lay rusting. No iodine. Bas.
iv.
He debated only politics. No dishes washed. No food cooked. Bas.
v.
A woman walked barefoot on my tears. Soothed, wiped. Glowed. Mother. Bas.

 

Anita Nahal

Anita Nahal, Ph.D., CDP is a poet, professor, short story writer, flash fictionist, children’s books author, and D&I consultant. Currently, she teaches at the University of the District of Columbia, Washington DC.

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