at the market
This is another selected poem from the book of collected poetry "In This Place" by Shome Dasgupta. The book can be purchased today by clicking the "Buy Now" button in the sidebar.
at the market
rough, squishy,
oranges,
roll on the ground,
the little indentions,
lead them about,
until they reach the sneakers
of a child
who giggles
at the sight of a moving color
Copyright 2003 Shome Dasgupta
- reproduced here with permission of the author
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