dark night -
the bridge floats
in stars
bat wings -
the night spreads
tree by tree
rain
on the balcony...
doodling daydreams
its patterns
in the dry reeds -
the wind
old fort -
rose hips cover the gashes
on its walls
Sanjukta's work has appeared in journals such as The Heron's Nest, Sketchbook, Frogpond and, recently, Acorn. She lives in the sleepy city of Belgaum in Karnataka, India.