Haven Extraordinaire by Antara Banerjee
When the sun shines
with mellow kindness,
and blue butterflies
hover around fragrant blooms…
coral reefs reflect
vibrant hues across crystal waters…
soft splashes of frothing waves,
lull me into a rosy reverie…
A rainbow moment
tiptoes out of the
strict regime of time…
as an ambient sky smiles down upon me…
velvet petals of a roseate dream,
lilt upon the limpid pools
of my slumbering eyes…
Whispers of sensuous tales,
misted with primal desires…
waft over my skin…
A season of perpetual spring
alights on the frilly satin
of my blushing bed….
Elusive chimera of diaphanous forms
flow around me like angels…
touching me
with a delicacy infinite…
Could this be the budding
of a new genesis?
My soul sprouts visions
of a haven extraordinaire,
a sanctuary
of endless indulgences…
an elegant transcendence,
whose whereabouts
are privy exclusively,
to my enraptured soul…
Antara Banerjee is an award-winning author of the books, 'The Goddess in Flesh' and 'To be a Woman'. She is also a tri-lingual poet with the book, 'Pieces of a Tormented Mind' to her credit. Her works have featured in anthologies like Peacocks in a Dream, OPA, Freedom Raga and Erothanatos, Macabre Tales and such. Masters from Goldsmiths College, London and graduate from Presidency College, she is the recipient of Sanmarg Aparajita Award 2019, Young Achiever- Literature and Udaan Empowering Women Awards 2017, for her contribution in Women Centric Literature.