I wish you tidings of peaceKnowing wellThere is war all around. And silently, pray your heartKnows solaceBetter than the wisdom of knowing. Things could be betterBut that’s how it’s always beenThe peace that eludes us Always floating awayLike the breeze farawayWhere a thought gathers And a lamp still shinesIn a small houseWhere someone is reading the story of love A mother to her childWho is figuring out the lettersOf her first alphabet. But hope arrives silentIn the honey dew of wisdomOn a broken wing Carrying dusk in her armsAnd forgetting where she wasLast evening. Amlanjyoti Goswami’s new book of poetry, A Different Story, will be published by Poetrywala this summer. He has written two books of poetry, River Wedding and Vital Signs, published by Poetrywala. River Wedding was shortlisted for the Sahitya Akademi award. Published in journals and anthologies across the world, including Poetry, The Poetry Review, Penguin Vintage, Rattle and Sahitya Akademi, he is also a Best of the Net and Pushcart nominee. He grew up in Guwahati and lives in Delhi.