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Tanka
Arvinder Kaur
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stars twinkleÂ
in my piece of the sky
how the firefliesÂ
light up
my quarantine
I would blowÂ
a field of dandelionsÂ
only if
wishes could travelÂ
and bring mama back
he missesÂ
his dead motherÂ
I miss mine
but deep into the nightÂ
the rain sings us a lullaby
as if it knowsÂ
of mother’s passingÂ
each day
a mourning dove returnsÂ
to coo at my window
I bring back
a sequin gown
in midnight blue
a glimmer of the dreams
she never shared
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Arvinder Kaur is an author, translator and a poet. She specialises in English literature and media studies and has a passion for writing short Japanese forms.She has five books of micro poetry to her credit. Her latest one 'fireflies in the rubble' has been published by Red River Delhi in March 2022. She lives in Chandigarh, India with her family.
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