The Yarn

A COVID TALE | ANJU MAKHIJA

Once, in time of the deadly virus,
humans disappeared from Mumbai,
animals appeared out of nowhere!

The puffed-up peacock danced,
the la-di-da hornbill claimed his kingdom,
flamingos spread like cherry blossoms…

reminding of those days
when Mumbai was Bombay,
and we played on the streets.

While the present stifles, the past delights.
Now past is becoming present
and I pray for it to become our future.

Source: Hibiscus: poems that heal and empower
Edited by Kirit...