Everything’s Gonna Be Okay

Oh it was a sight

When the clouds had a fight

Tears flooded down

Brushing aside Earth’s frown

The sun scooted off

The trees visibly scoffed

The road bathed long

With a cup of tea strong

I watched the droplets dance

The day in a rainy trance

My window sill was wet

When I called upon my vet

He said “You wait! My dear,

The pup you ordered will be there

But it may take some time”

I said in a tone resigned,

“What’s the hurry doc, for life

Has its own timing set

Nothing happens before

Or nothing’s too late

When time is right & ripe

Everything falls in place

So let me enjoy this moment

As the wrathful sky vents

Tomorrow is another day

Sure everything’s gonna be okay” 

Rift

Well, last summer
You did leave a message
For me on Facebook
This day
When I leave one
You say “I’ve lost faith”

Do I hear your foot steps
In the whisper of the wind ?
There’s a fragrance that blows in
From a faraway land



Perhaps it’s a mistake
Coz once you said
“I do not believe in
Divine ordain”

Confession

কিছু  আঁকাবাঁকা রেখা 

কলম  যে শোনে  না কথা 

আর  এই যে নীলের  আঁচড়  

শূন্যের  বুক  চিড়ে  নেমে গেছে 

উদ্যেশ্য  বিহীন  দিগন্তের  পাণে 

ও  কিছু নয় 

শুধু খামখেয়ালিপনা মাত্র 

A few stray lines

My pen goes awry

The blue gash down the blank page

Is just an afterthought..

Incorrigible...

I wanted the world to know
That I had a few special thoughts
When they came to know
….I was embarrassed

 They said it’s an achievement
I said  ”Er…yes, excuse me please.”
They stopped me, “Hey where do you go?
Wait…”

 I sped towards my cocoon… 

And Then There Was A Dream

And then there was a dream

Little crumpled at the corners

Little faded at the seams

Straining at the hems

Tattered and frayed and shrimped

I thought I’d wrap it up

Under my pillow

But it poked me night after night

And chased me in my sleep

Till I lost my patience

And tossed it to the wind

Never again to be seen

And then there was a dream… 

ভালো লাগা

রাস্তায়  অগুন্তি মানুষের  ভিড়
অচেনা অজানা কতগুলি মুখ
ঘামে ভেজা শরীর  শ্রান্তি ভরা দেহের
অঙ্গ  প্রত্তঙ্গের খাঁজে খাঁজে  নানা
রকম  কাহিনী হতাশ করা
গ্লানির  হাথছানি বুঝে যাওয়া
সুর্যের  অন্তিম  রশ্মির  আলোক
দগ দগে ঘায়ে আনে তাজা পরশ
কোথা ও   দেখি  আকাঙ্খায় টলমল
করে  ছলছলে চোখ  কিছু
আনন্দের  আভাস   আনে
আশার  কিরণ
সেই  অগুন্তি মানুষের  ভিড়ে
মিশে যাই  একরাশ  ধোঁয়ার মতন
ভালো লাগে এই  ভেবে
আমিও  এদের   মাঝে  একজন    

  

LET'S UNWIND

Let's go back to those raw pages

When words had not found pain

Hopelessness had not dimmed sight

Isolation had not marked oceanic distances

Tears had not coursed a way through joy

Sculpting a jagged path amidst innocence

Death had not bereaved solitude

A smile had lit the irises of the eyes

A dream had welcomed each night

A hope had shown us the way

A hand had extended in support

When I had tripped and was about to fall

Lets go back to those days of speechless empathy

Look into each other's eyes

And find thousand stars glimmering love

Let's start afresh my friend

Let's begin from the very beginning