The Door is Half Open

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This is the second collection of Susheel Kumar Sharma's poetry in English. CONTENTS 1. Ganga Mata – A Prayer 1 2. Spineless-II 10 3. Crisis 12 4. Shattered Dreams 13 5. Routine 16 6. Dilemma 17 7. Vicious Circle 18 8. One Step Together 19 9. Camouflage 20 10. Grief 21 11. Strings 22 12. Dwellings 23 13. Meditation 25 14. Across the Lethe 26 15. Inquisitiveness 28 16. Tiny Tot 29 17. Handcuffed 30 18. In the Lap of Nature 31 19. Vanity 32 20. Reasons 33 21. Saviour 34 22. Poverty: Some Scenes 35 23. At the Hospital 41 24. Memories 42 25. A Racist Attack 43 26. Mangoes 44 27. Struggle 45 28. Agony 46 29. Masquerade 48 30. Relationships on a Holiday 49 31. From Left to Right 51 32. Swan Song 52 33. Mirage 54 34. Nithari and Beyond 56 35. Gifts 58 36. For A Bride Who Thinks of Suicide 60 37. A Poem for My Country 62 38. Gopalpur on Sea 64 39. Rivers 66 40. Yama 67 41. Heavenly Love 68 42. O Beloved 69 43. Democracy: Old and New 70 44. A Wish 72 45. Bludgeoning of Chance 73 46. Passing By 74 47. Granny 75 48. Colours 77 49. Contemplation 79 50. Purgation 81 51. Hope is the Last Thing to Be Lost 84 52. Liberation at Varanasi 91 53. Glossary 93 54. Afterwords: Ann Rogers 109 Barbara Wühr 113 Gavriel Navarro 130 H C Gupta 131 Kenneth Lumpkin 133 Roy Robert de Vos 136