Soon…

by Ananya S. Guha / October 4th, 2026

This is the day of a worship
The day a God associated
With machines, cars and
Electrical appliances will
Be propitiated. It is important
To please Gods nowadays
Especially when a country
Has a crisis with students
Youth and weather gods
Floods and devastation
O gods of all cities and climes
Bless this country, take care
Of its crises, shower good weather
On it. O Gods let this happen slowly
So that the people do not take
You for granted. So that skies
Don’t open into torrential rains
And floods. Please remember
O Gods that nothing in this
Country works. Not even Nature

We will worship you O Gods
Of all electrical appliances,
Cars and two wheelers in garages
Take us to a world where we won’t
Have to wade through floods in cars

And you can take us to our destinations
Soon, soon

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, October 4th, 2026 at 8:00am and is filed under Poetry.