Poetry by Pragya Suman

Mandela

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An atlantic ocean leaped off--

A crack in the ledge

Twenty seven circled cage

Table bay harbours lobster

Bake the black monster

(among lobsters, oysters shrimps and sharks)

But he was going to test himself

---An ordeal in an ethereal oven.

The Robben Island got at once pale

-- When

White whims were whirling in vainglorious boost

Roast -- roast--roast

Dr. Pragya Suman (she/her) is a doctor by profession, from India. Writing is her passion. Her poems and articles have been published in multiple magazines and anthologies. She is Gideon poetry award winner of summer2020. Her first poetry book "lost mother" was published in 2020.