“Jibono Moroner Simana Chharaye Bondhu Je amar…”
(Beyond the realm of mortality, you reside…)
1.
starlight
how could I see you
without the dark
2.
tuberoses
the scent of your poems
lingering
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‘Aaji Joto Taara tabo akaashe…’
( The constellation that manifests itself within me…)
3.
opening up
my windows to your light
the prayer hall
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‘Aamar hiyar maajhe lukiye chhile…’
( You remained unnoticed, unknown, deep-seated in me….)
4.
beside my garden
a wildflower blooms
late autumn
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‘Amare tumi osesh korechho, emoni leela tabo….”
( Incessantly, you have filled me with verve, with vigour…)
5.
waterfall…
how would I script all your words
in my lifetime
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‘Amar sesh paraaner kodi songe nilem, gaan kantha nilem…”
( In my travels to the unknown, I bank on the melody within …)
6.
homebound bird…
a sailor’s song floating
into the night
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‘Fhagun haoway haoway …’
( I lost my heart to the spring breeze…)
7.
Flame of the Forest--
a breeze carries off
the grounded
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‘Badol Baul bajay re ektara…’
(The wandering monsoon keeps playing its harp…)
8.
aimless breeze
the nonstop patter
of a minstrel
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