Animals Flee

by Ananya S. Guha / May 3rd, 2026

Bushes on fire
stalking prey
tiger in the den
houses burning.

I pray with all might
words unceasing, in
daylight’s mayhem
night unfolds in merciful
oblation.

Stalking ghosts
uncannily waver
rivers are merciless
so are men

Roads take home
the frisking continues
as
animals flee

Ananya S Guha lives in Shillong in North East India, where he was born and brought up. He has been writing and publishing his poetry for the last forty years. His poetry has been published in both electronic and print formats such as: Indian Literature, Other Voices, Osprey Journal, Glasgow Review, The Literary Nest, Up The Staircase, Asia Writes, Art Arena, Praxis Online, Muse India, Your One Phone Call, In Between Hangovers, The Peeking Cat Magazine, Post Colonial Text among others. He has also written widely on educational and social matters. He has ten collections of poetry and his poetry has been anthologized in various collections of Indian poetry in English. He holds a doctoral on the novels of William Golding. Read other articles by Ananya S..

This article was posted on Sunday, May 3rd, 2026 at 8:00am and is filed under Poetry.