# The Silent Sonata

- Link: https://writersworkshopindia.com/2018/04/17/the-silent-sonata/
- Published: 2018-04-17T01:25:48+00:00
- Author: shuktara

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**Author:** Subir Chakraborty[](https://writersworkshopindia.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/The-Silent-Sonata.jpg)
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Pages:** 76 **Year of Publication:** 2018 **Price:** Rs 200 **ISBN: **978-93-5045-
173-1 (9789350451731)

_**About the Author**_
 This is Subir Chakraborty’s third anthology, the earlier
two, _**[The Unspoken Word](http://www.writersworkshopindia.com/books/poetry/redbird/the-unspoken-word/)**_
and _**[Symphony for the](http://www.writersworkshopindia.com/books/poetry/redbird/symphony-for-the-soul/)
[ Soul](http://www.writersworkshopindia.com/books/poetry/redbird/symphony-for-the-soul/)**_,
published by **Writers Workshop**, India, as well. He resides in Kolkata and leads
a busy professional life as a senior executive in the corporate world, while continuing
to write whenever he gets the time, mostly in long-distance transcontinental flights
and at airport lounges across the world. In his own words, he writes because every
now and then, certain combinations of words get fixated in his mind, at which point
of time he needs to put pen to paper to get them out of his system, which is difficult
to describe, but perhaps easier to understand. His education has been in the fields
of engineering and management, hence poetry is an arena where he is led by intuition
rather than professional training. His poems traverse the metaphysical landscape,
which is a major field of personal enquiry, while simultaneously exploring issues
of love, relationships, sustainability and humanity.

_**Teaser**_

_Refugee_

The maelstrom of accusations
 Swirls around in circular might To prove decisively
once and for all Who is wrong and who is right

Yet the situation remains inconclusive
 For opinions differ widely Depending on 
who is on which side While tempers rage wildly

Refugees or terrorists
 Desirable or unwanted Pristine or pollutant Hapless or motivated

While the debate continues
 Women get raped Children orphaned Humanity bereft

Some leaders are vociferous
 Some are silent A few are ignorant While the rest indifferent

The discussion flows unabated
 In congenial surroundings While children wait with
begging bowls Destitute, desperate, praying, hoping

_**Contents**_
 52 poems