# Waves

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**Author:** Soma Dutta
 **Pages:** 110 **Year of Publication:** 2009 **Price:** 
HB Rs 200, FB Rs 100 **ISBN:** HB 978-81-8157-863-1 (9788181578631) FB 978-81-8157-
864-8 (9788181578648)

_**About the Author**_
 Dr. Soma Dutta is the Vice Principal and Head of the Department
of English of Krishna Public School Bhilai. She has won many prizes for her literary
works at the state and national level. She has received letters of appreciation 
from the former President of India, Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam for a poem written by
her in 2004 and from Buckingham Palace in 2005. Her poems have been published in
several journals and her first collection of poetry, _Ripples_, was brought out 
by Jijnasa Publishing House, Kolkata. Dr. Dutta’s first book of short stories, _Spectrum_,
was published by Best Books, Kolkata. She is an Associate Life Member of the Poetry
Society of India.

_**Teaser**_

_Isolated_

No visitor, no letter, not a single phone call
 All bonds have been snapped with
the world Ignored and forgotten by all. Abandoned by family and friends He feels
twilight has appeared Memory is still alive Though his days are now numbered. His
home appears to be a haunted house All are afraid to meet him Social stigma as well
as fear Has made his existence grim. What a shame! He is a patient of AIDS. His 
nearest ones have turned their faces away from him. They refused to listen that 
it was due to hospitalization When a bottle of blood was given to him.

The looks of contempt, doubt and anger
 Were more painful than his disease Hiding
his face, alone, unattended He has been seeking for his ultimate peace.

_**Contents**_
 76 poems