Standstill
written by: Gopal Lahiri
This evening, silk scarf smooth
discreet
like a petal floats on the riverbanks.
Dusk grows with the wet air
descents
towards my face drunk on disbelief.
I watch the night become in all its
brightness
in its saintly silver light.
The last shaft of light warms my lips
standstill
waiting to dock in my heart.
Gopal Lahiri is a bilingual poet, critic, editor, writer and translator with 31 books published, including eight solo/jointly edited books. His poetry and prose are published across more than one hundred journals and anthologies globally. His poems are translated to 18 languages and published in 16 countries. He has been nominated for Pushcart Prize for poetry in 2021. He has received Setu Excellence Award, Pittsburgh, US, in poetry in 2020. He has been conferred First Jayanta Mahapatra National Award in literature in 2024 for his significant contribution in Indian English Writing. His collection of poems ‘Alleys are Filled with Future Alphabets,’ has received Pan Asian Ukiyoto awards. First Prize Winner in Poetry Contest organised by 43rd World Congress of Poets in 2024.
Latest posts by Gopal Lahiri (see all)
- Standstill - April 18, 2026
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