Possession
by Supatra Sen / October 25th, 2026
Approaching departure
So much to carry
In so little space
Books awards cards mementos
Family heirlooms
Documents of possession
All that was inherited
Everything packed and ready
For the move
The grand finale…
And then the whistle blew
The bell rang
The final call
The game was done…
Time to leave
With all belongings
The trousseau
All that was collected with care and more
Nothing belonged to me
Nothing…
I was bereft of all
My hands were empty
I turned back for the one last time
And saw a journey
Unplanned unmatched unparalleled
My very own
My only possession
Only belonging…
Dr
Supatra Sen, currently Associate Professor in a reputable Kolkata college is a veteran academician, teaching and researching in the fields of Botany and Environment. Her over hundred twenty publications as international books, papers and reviews are chiefly in her professional subject. She has edited several UGC funded ISBN volumes and is also the founder and Chief Editor of an ISSN peer-reviewed multi-disciplinary academic journal
Harvest since 2016. Her tryst with poetry writing began in 2020 during the global pandemic and in October 2021 her poetry anthology
My Autumn Sonata was published.
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This article was posted on Sunday, October 25th, 2026 at 8:00am and is filed under Poetry.
