By Ashok Bhargava
the morning is toxic with smog.
the birds look dazed like
the rundown statues
covered in graffiti and
pigeon droppings.
this graveyard of British effigies
is neglected like the worshiped
clay idols
waiting to be immersed in the sea.
*The park takes its title from the lavish Coronation Durbars held there in 1877 to mark the proclamation of Queen Victoria as Empress of India.
