Teach me how to paint a sky,

Shades of blue in the highest high.

Or the colors of the sun setting down,

Twilight that gives peace to the town.


Teach me how to paint an ocean,

Swaying waves and maintaining motion.

Reflecting the sunlight in glittering silvers,

Ushering cold breeze that gives us good shivers.


Teach me how to paint a forest,

Greenwood, I proffer to you my dearest.

With love and care, we will plant more trees,

Woods that will defend and will be our fortress.


Teach me how to paint a galaxy.

So that I could paint one for you.

I will use your eyes as my reference,

For it's a chance for me to stare at you.

As the moon shines
And the stars decorate the sky,
A lonely owl hymns
While the bats fly.
Lightning bugs scatter around
Like will-o'-the-wisps at night,
Without any sound
Oh, what a delight!
The neighbour's hound is on guard
She will not allow anyone to pass,
No one is allowed in her yard
At this hour, only a fool will walk on her grass.
Her howl pierces the air
Bringing an end to the silence,
She announces she won't share
She will not tolerate any form of violence.
Across the street, few floors above
Two players are taking their turns,
In the famous game of push and shove
While a tiny candle burns.













Tanay Sengupta, Copyright © 2018.
All Rights Reserved

And thats when i realized
I was losing myself
That part of me
that edulged in sunlight rays
Late night reads and
lazy days
I kissed out of passion
never boredom
and prefer heartbreak
over loneliness
Life had a meaning
written in leather binded
journals and sparkly red ink
It was soft to the touch
and smelled of lemony
citrus
It did not make a sound
Yet it had a voice so beautiful
it made your mind
crash like tidal waves
against your skull
My mind now is nothing
but decay
what it once was seemed
to never exist
not a sign left behind
no emptiness
as if it had never been filled
The nothingness now something
and it was numbing to feel
That want to feel
literally anything
was now a desire to feel nothing
like an empty tv screen
buzzing alone 4:35 at night