by Shamik Banerjee 

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And weeps the river when the parting year

Deprives him of the sunbeams’ waltzing flame;

And tears the father as the time draws near

When his dear girl will take another name;

And weeps the field when promises of Spring,

Soon terminate when Summer’s in command;

And tears the lover when his long-dreamt ring,

Rejects the maid to wed another hand;

And tear shall I when all from me will part

When Time’s portentous wave will o’er me leap,

With these words, then, I’ll mollify my heart:

‘The love you sowed in them, they’ll ever reap’.

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© Shamik Banerjee 

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Shamik Banerjee (he/him) is a poet living in India.

You can find him on Instagram at @where_tales_end.

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