Cast a spell on me

Shukdeb Mazumder

Cast a spell on me and turn me into a butterfly

or a valiant bird

so that I can suck honey from flowers or fly

above the local sky linked to the ground hard.

Cast a spell on me and turn me into a spring

or a rainfall heavy

so that I can feel the stony heart of the mount

or overflow the barren banks and long levee.

Cast a spell on me and turn me into a prime poet

or a rare artist

so that I can saturate the beauty with poesy

or draw the dreams daring to remove the mist.

Cast a spell on me and turn me into an idol

or an amethyst

so that I can grab the gravity of yours for ever

or be used as a gem for your pendant kissed.

You have a magic wand of words, smile, glance

gesture, behavior or treating-

any of which can mould me into a magnificent

man- able to get your memorable meeting.

© Dr. Shukdeb Chandra Mazumder

06-01-2023