In the shadow of
a Banyan flocked by
autumn birds —
we spend all our day
doing nothing
Trivarna Hariharan is a student of English Literature from India. She has authored “There Was Once A River Here” (Les Editions du Zaporogue), “The Necessity of Geography” (Flutter Press) and “Letters I Never Sent” (Writers Workshop, Kolkata). Her poems appear or are forthcoming from Right Hand Pointing, Noble/Gas Quarterly, Third Wednesday, Otoliths, Peacock Journal, Across the Margin, Front Porch Review,and others. In October 2017, Calamus Journal nominated her poem for a Pushcart Prize. She has served as an editor-in-chief at Inklette, and a poetry editor for Corner Club Press. Besides writing, she learns the Electronic Keyboard, and has completed her 4th Grade in the instrument from Trinity College of Music, London.
© 2018, Trivarna Hariharan
Halfway Down the Stairs 