70 poems written in Assamese by Swapnali Mahanta translated to English by Jyotirmoy Talukdar.

Born in Jajori village in the Nagaon district of Assam in 1967, Swapnali Mahanta started publishing her poems in major Assamese newspapers and literary magazines at an early age. Having completed her MA in Assamese literature from Gauhati University, Mahanta started her production house Srijoni Production which went on to produce many telefilms, documentaries and plays. Yugadrashta – The Visionary, a short feature film produced by her, won the Rajat Kamal at the National Film Awards, 2014.
Bohaagor Prothom Boroxun, published in 2005 by Students’ Stores to wide acclaim, is her first collection of poems.

Entwined

My longing begins to germinate
Swell
Rapidly on the ridges
Of your heart

Timid ticks of my timepiece
Reassured
Hushed
Lulled
By your paddy-perfumed pant

By way of times such
I set foot on a future fairly unfamiliar
As your hand you fondly lend
With your love, as you coax and tend

It is beauty that blankets my way
My thoughts wander and stray
And pick diamonds in the bay
That bejewel this enchanted day!