One guide once told a tourist
that this heart-attack water
would cure all the diseases,
and the old voyager believed.
He froze his flesh and emerged fresh,
reborn.
It was a joke. It is a miracle.
People come to this town
for an ice water night-time bath,
and the guide is God, and this
is good for economy.
On the moonlit nights, one sees
the commandments written in
footprints. Snow's writing is
as legible as a clear mind.
The author of 'Postmarked Quarantine', Kushal Poddar has eight books to his credit. He is a journalist, father, and the editor of 'Words Surfacing’. His works have been translated into twelve languages, published across the globe. Twitter: @Kushalpoe