" A Midnight Rainbow "

Doth thou from Antinopolis ?
A legendary Theos of time,
More exquisite than a beauty
More rhythmic than rhyme.

So innocent a smile
Without any guile,
Like a luminous moon
Nature's gentlest boon.

Like a rainbow after rain
May thy smile make me glee,
Hiding my amorous desire
Let me allow to walk with thee.

........ I dedicate these lines to my friend
A Midnight Walker.
Prasenjit Chanda
( 27/06/2020 )
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It is very hard to pen about on something which is still a taboo in our society. More of that we still have hesitation and the fear of stigmatization of society. But the historical judgment of the honourable Supreme Court of India on 6th September, 2018 gave some rays of hope for the LGBT community and its supporters like me to venture and vocal for "Love is Love" which knows no division of age, gender, complexion, caste or creed.

In ancient Greek and in Roman culture there were plenty of examples of homosexuality. The French Revolution did bring so many changes in...