Dipika Mukherjee Poems

My name is Simran.
I am Sikh.

Thousands of dollars in donations
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In Bhutan, the mountains call with peals
of prayer bells, mantras churned by brooks
as pilgrims trek a weary path
to the Taktsang Dzong, where a holy man
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Terang bulan menggali ubi,
Ubi digali berkarung-karung;
Tuan di awan saya di bumi,
Berkirim surat di mulut burung.
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Migration, Exile...these are men's words.
Women have always been torn up
like rice seedlings to be replanted
in marriage (or another name):
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