11 JULY TWO LUCKY TRAVELERS
‘AS GOOD AS GOD’
RAJESH RANA PAYS TRIBUTE TO A DIVINE GIFT
AIRLIFTING A FEW OF MUMBAI’S INTERNAL MIGRANTS BACK TO THEIR HOME STATE
CHARTER PLANE PAID FOR BY ALUMNI OF BANGALORE LAW SCHOOL
RAJESH IS A 41-YEAR-OLD CARPENTER AND FAMILY MAN
WITH ARTISAN’S EYES ACCUSTOMED TO TAKING MEASUREMENTS
LIFTING HIS WIFE AND CHILDREN OUT OF LOCKDOWN LIMBO NO WORK+NO WAY BACK TO THE VILLAGE
IMMEASURABLE
MAKES MERE MORTALS
INEFFABLE
4’ 8” TALL NATHALIA BRUNO WAS DELIVERING MEXICAN FOOD TO HOMES IN NEW JERSEY
DRAGGED INTO A DRAIN BY RUSHING WATER FROM A FLASH FLOOD
GUSHED ALONG UNDERGROUND FOR ¾ OF A MILE UNTIL PUSHED OUT INTO OPEN WATER
O RIVER OF LIFE!
SHE’D THOUGHT THE LIGHT MIGHT BE GOD BUT IT WAS ONLY THE END OF THE TUNNEL
WISHING THAT ALL TRAVELERS COULD BE SO LUCKY
YOURS TRULY
THE NEWS POET
