Golden and silver fish,blue and violet Millions and millions of shining pieces of Diamond passion-hued A razor-sharp motion cutting the sea Into two halves, Invincible you. Covering the vast length of the sea With your finns You outdo the tides That kiss the hill-tops Your eyes overflow with gusts of dreams Touching the farthest horizon The first child of … [Read more...]
The Fish
The Bait | Mahim Bora (trans. by Lalit Saikia)
The news of a huge catch of ‘Sol’ fish in the pond popularly known as ‘Singi Pukhuri' had gone the round of the village. Many of the villagers had reportedly caught quite a sizable number of it simply by angling. Benu immediately took to his heels to run errands for his friend, Cheni, who however knew about it much earlier. Both were at their wit‘s end as none of them … [Read more...]