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Moushumi Bhattacharjee



                                                                                           Moushumi Bhattacharjee was born and brought up in the hills
                                                                                           of Arunachal Pradesh, India's land of the rising sun. Passion for                           I'm A Woman
                                                                                           literature bloomed in her in a tender age, as her parents were
                                                                                           also  avid  readers  and  fascinating  writers.  The  mesmerizing                           I'm dynamic, I'm effervescent
                                                                                           landscape of the state, she grew up, inspired her in developing                             I'm gorgeous, I'm virtuous
                                                                                           her  poetic  fervour.  She  is  a  published  writer  and  Associate                        I'm the womb who procreates
                                                                                           Editor of Namaste Ink magazine.                                                             I'm the bosom who nurtures
                                                                                                                                                                                       I hate exhibiting feminism
                                                                                                                                                                                       I'm empathetic, brace humanism
                                                                                                                                                                                       I'm the nest where tired feet rest
                                                                                                                                                                                       My eyes swell when one touches my emotional thread
                                                                                                                                                                                       I'm strong, can endure extreme torment
                                                                                                                                                                                       I'm soft and fragile when in embrace of my beloved
                                                                                                                                                                                       My heart is hive, oozes honey of love
                                                                                                                                                                                       I'm queen bee, mother of earth
                                                                                                                                                                                       Literally I'm Woman
                                                                                                                                                                                       The Universe's wondrous creation.








                                                                                                                                                                                       An Ardent Wish


                                                                                                                                                                                       Beyond the realm of my unfading dreams
                                                                                                                                                                                       Beyond the ambit of cogent reasoning
                                                                                                                                                                                       Away from the parochial attitude
                                                                                                                                                                                       of the uncaring world
                                                                                                                                                                                       Where the earth opens up its arms
                                                                                                                                                                                       to embrace the chivalrous sky
                                                                                                                                                                                       Where birds spread their feathers and
                                                                                                                                                                                       merge into the azure high
                                                                                                                                                                                       Where the droplets of water
                                                                                                                                                                                       timidly disperse the dazzling sunlight
                                                                                                                                                                                       My heart earnestly desires to travel
                                                                                                                                                                                       to that empyrean domain
                                                                                                                                                                                       And blending with the rainbow hues,
                                                                                                                                                                                       wish to coalesce with the ethereal beings.

                                                                                                                                                                                       @Moushumi Bhattacharjee





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