June 25, 2025 - “Goose - 1” by Kushal Poddar

This, a good place to begin

the circle, dear jogger, opens up

the park and the morning.

You should not stir the goodness

or the goose.

The skein of the waterfowls are scattered

in the pasture. 

Today's mood made them shells holding

a hollowness and a howl for the sea. 

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When the exotic wings glide in

the park the goose fights for her

boundary at first.

Zen eventuates. She settles between

the flocking birders and the winter's

slaty sun.

We, the local walkers, already gave her

pet names. The goose stare hard

with its hundred names, native pride,

doubting vigilance. 

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Kushal Poddar, the author of 'Postmarked Quarantine' has eight books to his credit. He is a journalist, father, and the editor of 'Words Surfacing’. His works have been translated into twelve languages, published across the globe. 

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