He walks on the path
left-side, same as Delhi traffic,
behind him two teens with yoyos
finally his silent wife
more than twenty feet behind
in north Indian salwar-kameez
pants pale pink, white top with pink flowers,
the geese on the grass
follow at a careful distance
mother at the head
the five gosling heads peck grass
finally the father
to shepherd family laggards
with steady careful steps -
they are not talking either.
Lavinia Kumar participates in the Delaware Valley and US1 poetry workshops. Her poetry has appeared in Waterways, Caper Literary Journal, Thatchwork (Delaware Valley Poets), Orbis, US1 Worksheets, and the US1 newspaper.