RELATIONSHIP
SUJATA PRIYAMBADA
On the placid bosom of the lake
is reflected
this sky
the whole of the sky.
Stars reflect stars,
other celestial bodies reflect other celestial
bodies
But...
void does not reflect void
only the mass of water.
If only
our relationship
destituted by emptiness
could
alas
be so!
–Translated from
Bengali by Subhash Ch. Sarker