This poem is taken from Stand 223, 17(3) September - November 2019.

Rochelle Potkar Poem
The toys of Chitrakoot

From bhurkul to gular, mango, shisham, green bamboo,
slow-heated, drawing moisture off limbs
bodies passed through lime glue, bound with tamarind seed paste,
the toymaker traces features,
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