Khaniker Atithi (Guest For a Brief While)

The apricot trees at Dave Packard's house 

every february 

                        they arrive,

these apricot blossoms,

                        for a week

on my way to and fro,

                       i'm breathless,

at Kurasawa's Dreams,

                       i'm dazzled

i choke back my tears,

                       one morning

when i find them all gone,

                        just like that

i learn the alphabet

                       of all griefs,

their beauty is to hold

                       inside me

all the same i miss them

                      intensely

when i find them all gone,

                      just like that

1. the film Dreams by Akira Kurasawa

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