Drink, my friend, drink.
A sip, after a sip, after a sip
Whiff the aroma, savour the sting.
Drink to the swing of the seas
To the calypso of the hills
To the flurries of scarlet ibis…
It was a bright morning in Port of Spain on September 5, 2019, two days after my arrival. It was unlikely to rain, at least for the next few hours. This place experiences only two seasons,…
Port of Spain: Trinidad and Tobago has about 300 temples of different sizes, mostly in the central and southern region. One of the famous temples is the ‘Temple in the Sea’. The soul of it…
Port of Spain: As I drove into the central district of St. James of the capital city of Port of Spain of Trinidad and Tobago, I could not miss the names of the streets. They were named after…
The doors:
Doors at the front,
Doors at the back,
Doors above doors,
Doors next to the doors.
Doors in the village,
Doors by the lanes,
Doors in shopping malls and markets;
Door…
I heard
You're gone,
In the stretched muffled breath of the night,
In increasing pain,
No forecasts, no warnings,
No information, no preparation,
Infected by the Corona virus…
I said our village is better
You said my eyes are small,
I am a small village girl
My dreams are small.
I said adorn my hair with a ring of mogra flowers
You said my expectations are…