The Ganga at Kolkata

At Babughat Kolkata ,we hired a boat and ventured into the inky waters of the Ganga which reflected the lights that lined the Howrah bridge.The reflections appeared like inverted candlelights and the boat slowly moved towards the bridge in the moonless night as a  gentle breeze blew on us agitating the flame of the boat’s lantern. At some distance there was a large ship anchored near the jetty having entered the river from the high seas perhaps with cargo to be unloaded :

On the strand at Babughat,Kolkata

On the Babughat the Ganges wore
A splendid necklace studded with images
Of inverted candle lights under the bridge
The flickering flame of the lantern in the boat
Refused to dance to the wind’s death-tune
Near the jetty stood a dark monstrosity
Brooding over unillumined loneliness
Its cavernous stomach ached with
The darkest secrets of the high seas .