A Poem by Shayeri Dasgupta

                                       WINTER CABIN

 

  Walking by the snowy road

    Passing by shoppers full of load

      Snowflakes falling silently

  Reaching the ground as I sighed silently

 

 My smile turned cold

 No stories unfold

  All I could think was darkness

Not until the snow rises

 

    As winter turns bitter

    I longed for a little bit of joy

     And I started to treat myself like a toy

Looking for anything that would make me smile,

   just a bit.

 

     I passed by this cabin

  Opening the doors with curtains in satin

‘Open this door for happiness’ it said

               And that cabin was you

 

 

Walking by the snowy road

Passing by the snow melting to toe

     Trees growing silently

        Spring sprouted when you smiled

          So I smiled.