Murky winter night- gazing at the veiled white moon
shadows shiver on glass pane
A snow soft blanket
clasping an enchanting read
the winters are spent
A lightened market-
misty breath blends, I dream of
snowy winter fests
About the poet: Anam Tariq did her M.A. in English from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). Alongside being a poet, she aspires to have a career in the academic field and is currently teaching English part-time. Her poems have appeared in the Women’s College Magazine (at AMU), poetry anthologies Going Off The Grid and India Without A Mask: The Poetics & Politics Of The Pandemic, INKochi Cultural eMagazine, The Punch Magazine, on Live Wire and elsewhere. You can find her on Instagram @anam.tariq_