foyer to elsewhere
free yourself but do not run
ring and circle the world
of smoke wisps falls
into an encumbered
globe.
glaze but always look
back at the circle
with intrigue. shapes
are different from form.
door, thistle, empty jug
is all you need to navigate
through the amber sun.
Sneha Subramanian Kanta is a GREAT scholarship awardee, with a second postgraduate degree in literature from England. Her poem 'At Dusk With the Gods' won the Alfaaz (Kalaage) prize. Her work is forthcoming in VIATOR project, former cactus, Verdancies and elsewhere. She is cofounder of Parentheses Journal, a literary initiative that straddles hybrid genres across coasts and climes. Letters on s.sneha01@yahoo.in