Steadily discarding
it’s twilight robes
to the tunes of
rice planting songs
—the Sun ascends

Clouds rumble
heralding a shower
cows moo
goats bleat
—a wonderful chorus

The breeze of Spring
riding upon the fan
greets the trickling sweat
on a summer day
—a shudder passes

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Ankur Jyoti Saikia (he/him) is a researcher at a forestry research institute in India. His work has been published in the Minison Zine, Bluepepper, Sledgehammer Lit, and Openwork Mag. You can find him on Instagram and Twitter.