Never Have I …

Never have I seen these rains
in mirrors of desire
or on the waylaid streets
or in the visage of a beggar boy
I have seen these rains plummet
down on rain washed hills
I have seen the rains whisked
away by runaway, embattled streets
and the pines look askance.

Never have I seen these rains
tepid, pale and wan
coming in torrents these rains
take away time and stupor
my langurous ways.

Never have I seen these rains
awakening anger
and a fetish lust.

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Ananya S Guha has been born and brought up in Shillong, Meghalaya INDIA. His poems have been published in various journals, magazines, ezines in India and abroad such as: Gloom Cupboard, Asia Writes, Glasgow Review, New Asian Writing, Up The Staircase, othervoicespoetry.org, Indian Literature, Five Poetry Journal, Decades Review, Malaysian Poetic Chronicles. Muse India, North East Review, Danse Macabre, among many others. He has six collections of poetry. Currently he is Regional Director Indira Gandhi National Open University.