Minal Sarosh

casting a spell
in the cat’s eyes 
a sudden glow

— Minal Sarosh

Minal Sarosh

seance 
the howling dogs
sound too close 

— Minal Sarosh

selfie

the huge wave rising

behind her

— Minal Sarosh

Minal Sarosh

nightmare 
seeing a snake 
with two heads

— Minal Sarosh

Minal Sarosh

school picnic 

his cries for help 

slowly drowning 

— Minal Sarosh

the night train

suddenly stops in the tunnel

squeaking bats

— Minal Sarosh

Minal Sarosh

night accident  
the road turns white 
with shrouds 

— Minal Sarosh

Minal Sarosh

rocking chair 
a ghostly voice calls me
by my name

— Minal Sarosh

midnight

the unused car headlights

switch on and off

— Minal Sarosh

Minal Sarosh

crimson night
a bloated mosquito resting
on the tent wall

— Minal Sarosh

green grass

he walks so slowly

among the graves

— Minal Sarosh

Minal Sarosh

grandma’s last words 
the spool of the well  
still creaking

— Minal Sarosh

cat fury

the pigeon’s feathers

all over the lawn

— Minal Sarosh

Minal Sarosh

walking shadows 
on the alley walls
dogs barking …

— Minal Sarosh

open window

all that murmurs in the dark

… not crickets

— Minal Sarosh

Minal Sarosh

midnight
the moths eating through
the table cloth

— Minal Sarosh

Minal Sarosh

skull ring
caught in the circle 
of life and death

— Minal Sarosh

old painting

on her blood red lips

bugs

— Minal Sarosh

Minal Sarosh

forest stench
the vulture’s talons 
blood red

— Minal Sarosh

past life

a black cat

follows me home

— Minal Sarosh

Minal Sarosh

hazy fog 
the tinkle of a boy’s
unseen bicycle

— Minal Sarosh

Minal Sarosh

funeral
a big moth fluttering 
near grandpa’s glasses

— Minal Sarosh

Hunter’s Moon

on the kitchen window 

a splash of blood

— Minal Sarosh

Minal Sarosh

cemetery visit 
my friend’s perfume near 
the headstone

— Minal Sarosh

Minal Sarosh

grandma’s mirror
a gnarled hand on 
my shoulder

— Minal Sarosh