Some darkness is persistently annoying
Contradicting the starry night of song and laughter
Pleasant conversations drown the cricket’s song
Anxious flame of the candle paints a scene
Different moods emerge from lengthening darkness
How deep the heart wants to inquire about it?
Nestled in the quietness of serious introspection
The busy city may not be aware of such leisure
Guarding the hard-earned break against prying eyes
Waiting for that moment for dreams to blossom
It does not matter anymore if darkness plays truant
Listening to this voice is comforting enough
The crickets can take their party elsewhere
I allow the darkness to seep deeper into my mind
Time to sort out the differences and call truce
Let the darkness stay as I lay here and reminisce
-Amitav
Amitav Chowdhury 