I am India.

Spoken to me
that day over tea
you said to me "a house… "

we pause.

then notice a thing in the corner,
(a nameless thing).

*******

We orbit over this tea.

you say if we were planets
we must have rings

great coloured rings!

to revolve the things
only words can bring.

                                                                                           

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