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Debarati Mitra

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At dawn quarter to five the train like dodo\'s skeleton
At morning nine a bird, thick rice fields.
When it\'s eleven thirty
Accumulated rainwater in a soft sand-hole.
Afternoon quarter to three –
Three or four moths companionless all day.

Evening six forty-three
Warm aroma and flavour of roasted chicken
At nine thirty-four almost cruelty
Loving bee sting.
At night one fifty-five
Darkness like Kali\'s womb, alone.

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Debarati  Mitra

Debarati Mitra

(India, 1946)

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TRAIN TIME

Train Time

At dawn quarter to five the train like dodo\'s skeleton
At morning nine a bird, thick rice fields.
When it\'s eleven thirty
Accumulated rainwater in a soft sand-hole.
Afternoon quarter to three –
Three or four moths companionless all day.

Evening six forty-three
Warm aroma and flavour of roasted chicken
At nine thirty-four almost cruelty
Loving bee sting.
At night one fifty-five
Darkness like Kali\'s womb, alone.
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