Warmth is the contour of heat;Â
history is a contour of usÂ
A kettle is an unborn fireÂ
Fire is a relative of the sunÂ
The sun is a stove of the universeÂ
The United Nations General Assembly proclaimed May 21 as International Tea Day in recognition of the long history and deep cultural and economic significance of tea around the world. India is the second-largest producer and consumer of tea in the world.
Warmth is the contour of heat;Â
history is a contour of usÂ
A kettle is an unborn fireÂ
Fire is a relative of the sunÂ
The sun is a stove of the universeÂ
Tea is a tincture of thirst;Â
tree is an umbrella of the grassÂ
Sugar is a prism of tasteÂ
Tea cup is a desire of the palmÂ
Water is a cousin of ice:Â
a relative of fog & steamÂ
Every drink is a silhouetteÂ
of a cravingÂ
Desire is proportional in springÂ
A factory is a penumbra of ironÂ
Tables and chairsÂ
are shapes of tea clerksÂ
A church is the shadow of a tea labourerÂ
Two leaves and a twig are three eyesÂ
of a Hindu godÂ
Rains are sweat of a hot summer;Â
the sky is a curve of the earthÂ
I am the shadow of my sonÂ
The monsoon is an umbraÂ
of black airÂ
A sprinkler is a translation of rain;Â
Indian Ocean is the shadow of the Himalayas at dawnÂ
and so forth and so onÂ
I searchÂ
more such similes and analogies standingÂ
at the gate of Danguajhar Tea EstateÂ
in spring
Sekhar Banerjee is a Pushcart Prize-nominated poet. Â The Fern-gatherers바카라™ Association (2021) is his latest collection of poems.Â
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