2022-05-27

Paritosh Sen

Cathair na Soilse
iata ag an mbáisteach throm
fearthainn ó mhaidin
        ar na céimeanna ceocha
        is ar cholainn leathdhóite
the City of Lights
occluded by heavy rain
pouring all day long
        falling on the smoking ghats
        and on a body half-burned