What the River Keeps
Paper Boat
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fog on the Ravi bridge in December:
the far bank is a rumour,
the rickshaws arrive out of nothing,
bells first, then headlights, then men.
this is how I remember my father.
bells first.
How did it leave you?Your reaction helps Noor Fatima know what landed.
water forgives, but it does not forget.ask any stone at the bottom of the riverhow smooth it has becomefrom being so patiently not forgiven.
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