I procrastinate, therefore I am.

I procrastinate, therefore I am.

Monday, July 25, 2011

Kolkata

Ekanto apon Kolkata -

Ogunti manusher bhir,

Kobekar bhule jaoa kotha,

Okaron mon osthir.

Jan-jote jome thaka rasta,

Tip-tip brishtir jol,

Miss kora CTC-r bus-ta --

Dai ni to kono missed call.

Fele asha jontrona gulo,

Nesha dhora jiboner gho(o)r -

Hariyeche colleg-er dhulo,

Harai-nee amar shohor.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Ami

onek khujeo painee nijer kore -

amar ami hariye gache ajke prothom bhore.

koyek bochor ageo chilo, ache sara-khhon -

ekti mon noyto e je, e to onek mon.

somoy ashe, somoy jai, somoy nirobota,

moner bhetor bujhte pari moner gopon kotha.

amar ami hariye fele pelam sobar gaan,

abeg-ghono praner khelai pelam notun pran.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Tumi

amar porar table, pore thaka boee,

pen, pencil, khata - se to ami noee.

amar janlar fake ek chilte rode

mishe thaka kanna, hotasha -

tai niye beche thake bach-bar asha,

amar moner majhe joto bhalo-basha

tomakei ghire thake poloke poloke,

amar lukano batha hashir jholoke.


jokhon pelam ami -- tomai du-chokh bhore,

pelam bachar mane -- nijer moton kore,

pelam hariye jaoa nirob shopno koto,

pelam jibon-take -- obiram, obiroto.


amari hater lekha kobitar soee

ar bolbena jani - " e to ami noee".

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Kobita

tomar chokher kone ekante nirjone

khoniker hashi,

udashi bikel-bela sonali roder mela

ajo bhalo-bashi.

jirno garir chaka koto poth aka-baka

korlo je par-

paoa na paoar sheshe tomakei bhalo-beshe

jibon amar.

doinik protidin, office-er canteen,

doinik mukh,

doinik bastota, kolahol-mukhorota,

doinik shukh-

shob-kichu bhule giye keboli tomai niye

chole jete chaee,

tobuo jibon-khani okaron hoyrani-

bachar loraee.

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Chora

pukur jole sobuj pana,

kukur poshe biral chana,

tapur tupur brishti pora,

chonno chara chinno chora,

dupur-belar olosh ghum,

ratri nama nijhum jhum,

bhorer alo mon bholalo -

sharata din katbe bhalo -

traffic jam-e golok dhadha,

borsha-kale rasta kada,

bhirer majhe thamlo gari -

poddo bojhai bolihari.

Friday, June 24, 2011

Kolkata

basto-bagish amar shohor, purono sriti harano prem,

amar school, amar college, bikel-belar local train,

bus-er bhire badam-ola, pother more bhikhari,

olosh sheet-e roder choa, notun alor dishari,

nostalgic adda kichu, prothom tintin,

tomai niye shopno dekha - abchaya sei din,

chokher kone hashir jhilik, moner koner obhiman,

hariye jaoa kanna kichu, cha-er stall-e hindi gan-

jani sobai akash chire, amar kache asbe fire;

jibon mane chaoa-paoa dukhho - shukher kolotan.

Thursday, June 16, 2011

Somoy

Ekti gach dariye ache jano sobuj chata -

Notun haowai uriye diye itihasher pata;

Sokal bikel obiroto

Somoy chole somoy moto,

Diner sheshe purno hobe karur jibon-khata.



Ekti chele korto khela hajar bochor age -

Office niye firche bari gobhir onurage;

Bhobishhoter sritigulo -

Neiko tader chal-chulo,

Badhon-bihin okarone ajke mone lage.