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Amaltas–Monsoon and other poems

Two poems and two translations.

By Maaz Bin Bilal
Amaltas–Monsoon and other poems
An Indian man carries a pumpkin he salvaged from the rising waters of the Yamuna river in New Delhi on June 18, 2013. PHOTO CREDIT: MANAN VATSYAYANA
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Amaltas–Monsoon: A Dual Ghazal
                                       (to Anannya & Uttaran, and for Suchismita)

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As crusts over hearts may bake in this season of amaltas,

Our parched souls, if florid, ache in this season of amaltas.