Reflections of an Indian Summer
The poem "Indian Summer" by Jayant Mahapatra vividly paints a picture of a hot and dreamy afternoon in India. Through personification of the wind and powerful imagery of funeral pyres, the poem captures the essence of the season. The poet reflects on life, death, and the unfolding of nature amidst the soughing wind and crocodiles moving into deeper waters. The language is rich in consonance and alliteration, evoking the heat and intensity of an Indian summer day.
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INDIAN SUMMER By-JAYANT MAHAPATRA
Over the soughing of the sombre wind priests chant louder than ever; the mouth of India opens. Crocodiles move into deeper waters. Mornings of heated middens smoke under the sun. The good wife lies in my bed through the long afternoon; dreaming still, unexhausted by the deep roar of funeral pyres.
PERSONIFICATION- SOUGHING WIND DEEP ROAR OF FUNERAL PYRE SYNECDOCHE- MOUTH OF INDIA CONSONANCE/ALLITERATION- SMOKE UNDER THE SUN SOUGHING OF THE SOMBRE
