As wedding gift, what should I bring?
I’m drugged, what prayers should I bring?
Your husband keeps the windows closed.
What bottled breezes should I bring?
Your concrete yard will have no scent.
What petrichored earth should I bring?
You’d hardly get to steal a drink.
What highs in perfume should I bring?
I know you hate to make your meals
What picnic boxes should I bring?
Just call me, Misra, if you’re sad.
I’ll sneak you out. What should I bring?
Translated from my Hindi poem, क्या ले आऊं
kyā le āun
teri shādī mein bol kyā le āun
duā nahīn hei davā le āun
band rahtā hei khiDkī shohar terā
botal mein bharke Fizā le āun
pakkā āngan mahakne se rahā
pahlī bārish kā mazā le āun
cHup kar ab tū pī nahīn sakegī
itr mein ghol ke nashā le āun
pakānā to tujhe pasand nahīn
main do dabbe har subā’ le āun
āwāz de ‘Misra’ gar kHush nahīn hei
wahān se tujhe bhagā le āun
Minakhi Misra 