The gate wide open; chairs on the lawn;
Circular verandahs; a narrow kitchen;
High-ceilinged rooms; arches; alcoves; skylights.
My house luminous; my day burnt to ash.
Published with permission from “Collected Poems”, Penguin India.
This selection is curated by Yamini Krishnan.
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