My last breath

I am just a shout away-
You had said.
You had promised
To be by my side,
Whenever I would call you!

I stare at the door,
Tirelessly-
The eyelids refusing to blink,
As tears wet the tattered pillow,
yet again!

I know you would come!
You were my last breath
Forty years ago,
You are my last breath
Tonight.
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Forever Yours
The roughest of all storms
Came and stayed
For an eternity!
It tore me apart
Into eons of pain!

I lay scattered-
Knowing not
How to weave me
Into myself
Without a string!

Life found you for me.
Calm returned,
As you showered
Drops of yourself
All over.

You knew not
How precious they were-
As they made me “me”!
My eons of pain gave birth to
Little white flowers called “love”!

You knew not
What you meant to me-
As I clasped my little finger
Around yours,
And you let me!

You would stay forever-
I thought,
As you saw me sleep,
Peacefully,
For the first time!

“I am forever yours”
I whispered, waking up-
And found you gone!
It was too late,
I had slept too long!

So be it ...

Tears, sighs, brimming eyes-
Nothing can hold you back.
How can they?
When I could not!

Silence, despair, lament-
Nothing told you how I felt.
How could they?
When I did not!

Cry, pine, yearn-
Nothing could reach you.
How could they?
When I could not!

Dreams, wishes, prayers-
Nothing can make you mine.
How can they?
When I cannot!

Hope, faith, pride-
Nothing will stay with me.
How will they?
When you did not!

Bola hoyni je kotha

haatTa kNaapte kNaapte egiye aase –
Anyo ekTa haat parom mamota’e dhore sei haat’Ta,
duTo haat aaNkRe dhore eke aporke!

Ek osheetipor briddha nirnimesh taakiye thaake
Ek osheetipor briddher mukhe’r dike!
Briddha’r bolirekhagrosto chokh’er kol beye
GoRiye poRe jol’er ajosro dhaara!
Bridhher chhanipoRa chokh bhore oThe jol’e,
ChoshMa’r moTa kNaach’e jome baashpo!

Balyobondhu, balyosokha –
Hayto ba balyoprem!

Konodin “bhalobaasi” bola hoye oTheni!
Jeebon egiye gechhe nijer goti’te,
Bhagyer haat dhore!
Je ghor bNaadha’r swapno dujonei dekhechhilo,
ta roye gechhe swapne’I!

Ekjon bNedhechhilo anyo ghor,
Anyo saathi’r saathe –
Se’o aaj anek-kaal hoye gelo!
Anyojon na khNuje peyechhe dosor,
Na khNuje peyechhe baasa!

Haspaataler bichhana’e shuye thhaka briddha’r
Haat dhore, paash’er Tul’e
Thaay bose thhake briddho –
Eke oporer dike cheye jhapsa chokh’e!
Kono shabdo chhaRa’I bola hoy,
“bhalobastam”, “bhalobaasi”,
prokaash hoy abhimaan,
chaoaa hoy kkhoma –
hoy prayoshchitto!

Chirosaathi

Shesh bikel er surjyo
Churi korchhe du-ek muhuurto-
dwidha o kunTha’r
salajjo uttariyo joRiye

se nijeke ujaaR kore
din’ke bhalobaase-
taake na dekhe
din’er je din kaaTe na!

taar chhNoya pele
tabei din’er Ghum bhanGe!
Sahocharje, aadore nijer sabTuku
Se diye dey din’ke

taar haat shakto kore dhore,
din poth chole-saraadin!
Kintu haatTa chheRe’o dey
ProuRo hotei!

Protidin oi samay paalTe jaay din-
trasto hoye bidaay jaanay surjyoke
sohaaginee chNaad ke baron korte
se hoye oThe raat!

surjyo jaane taar bhaag’er samay shesh!
Chole jete habe take- ei niyoti taar!
Anichhuk, moleen mukh’e
Se chNuiye dey taar shesh sohaag bindu!

Se din’er amulyo saathi-
Raat’er pranoy-songee se noy!
Priyotam’er kopaal’e korun chumban eNke
Se bidaay ney, aabar, aaro ekbaar!

Probesh Nishedh!

Golaap-baagan’e aamar “Probesh Nishedh”!
AnirddishTokaal’er jonyo!
Shaastidaata ke? – jaana nei!
Shaashti’r kaaron? –taao ojaana!

Hayto purbojanme’I haariyechhi ei adhikaar-
Hayto nishThur dambhe padopishTo korechhi
Sukumaar, komal phool!
RushTo korechhi golaap-bagaan er ishwar’ke!

Aami bhule jete chaai golaap-bagaan er kotha!
Mukh firiye raakhi,
Chole jaai duur thheke aaro duure!
tobu, nijeke bNaachate pari na!

Abirato haatchhani dey amaake
Golaap-bagaan!
FNaad paate swapner!
Aami druto bhuli sab angeekar!

Nijer ajaante chaalito hoyi,
Pnouchhe jaai golaab-baagan’er probesh-dwaare!
Muhuurte raashi raashi kNaaTa
chhinno-bhhinno kore aamake!

Paaliye jaaina tobu!
Sojhyo korte chaai-
Aamar sojhyo-goon’e jite nite chaai
Golaap-bagaan’e aamar probeshaadhikaar!

Kintu poraasto hote hoy
Aaj aabar!
Phire aaste hoy roktaakto hoye,
Jemon phirechhi aage’o katobaar!

tui

tui….. aamar aaNdhar raat’er taara
tui….. aamar jhoR’er porer resh
tui…...aamar mom’er narom shikha
tui…...aamar din-jaapon’er shesh!

tui….. aamar astorobi’r aalo
tui…...aamar ghum-na-bhanGa ghor
tui…...jaake aaj’o baasi bhaalo
tui…...jaake bhebe aaj’o bhor!

tui…..aamar jhinuk-khola dhon
tui…..aamar saat saagor’er paar
tui…..aamar mon’er majher mon

tui…..aamar haar-na-maana haar!