Istanbul Literary Review - January 2009 Edition (#13)

Still

Ashok Niyogi

a blind worm sits
on my shut laptop
it has no light
to see by
it can’t fly

this acid in the air
will eat up its skin
residual blue poison
will take tender care

of my potted plants
my wants
that the neighbors say
should go away

Ashok Niyogi

USA

Ashok Niyogi is an Economics graduate from Presidency College, Calcutta. Hemade a career as an International Trader and has lived and worked inthe Soviet Union, Europe and South East Asia in the ‘80s and‘90s. At 52, he has been retired for some years and has been cashewfarming, writing and traveling. He divides time between California, wherehis daughters live, Delhi and the Indian Himalayas. He is increasinglyinvolved in his personal spiritual quest and has undertaken serious studyof scripture. He has published a book of poems,TENTATIVELY, [iUniverse, Lincoln, NE – 1995] and has been extensivelypublished in magazines in the USA, UK, Australia and Canada. Ashokwrites aboutlife.

Istanbul Literary Review - January 2009 Edition (#13)