Gopal Lahiri is a bilingual poet, critic, editor, writer and translator with 31 books published, including eight solo/jointly edited books. His poetry and prose are published across more than one hundred fifty journals and anthologies globally His poems are translated in 18 languages and published in 16 countries. He has been nominated for Pushcart Prize for poetry in 2021. He has received First Jayanta Mahapatra National Award in 2024. Recent Credits: One Art Journal, Ink, Sweat & Tears, Poetry Breakfast, Shot Glass Journal, MasticadoresUSA, Amythyst Review, Verse-Virtual Journal, International Times, Literary Revelations, The Wise Owl Journal and elsewhere.

Gopal Lahiri

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Breach

There are days in the shades of grey
when the sky wants each alphabet and note.

A stoic look at the standing parrot
who wants to learn more about avian life.

A road divides at the next crossing
where a constable is rooted like a lamppost.

A moment of standstill electro cardio graph
in the day clinic's emergency ward.

There are ruptures in the blue canvas
when the fugitive clouds break away.