xonika

moner kathaa korte para mukher kathaa noy,
kathaar mon-e s`nidhle tobe kathaa mon-er hoy.

Kathaa

amar akash sunyo ekhon
miliye gechhe aalo
mon-er kathaa jay na bola
megh kore jay, kalo

Ek Dakabuko ar Aami

Ek je chilo ekjon..

Se ar ki chilo?

Jhor na chorabali?

Ta jani ni konodin.

Jokhon sudhalam tar naam..

Bollo se je dakabuko.

Lukiye lukiye choddobesh'e

Kokhono Dhumketu,

Abar hoTath kore kuhelika.

Tar hashi te dhakto onek,

Thakto pore kolporekha.

Ami'o chilem onek din.

Nijer moton, niyomhin.

Tarporete millo dekha.

Bollo eshe bondhu hobe.

"Emon bondhu kothay pabe?"

Sotti kotha, tai ajke jokhon

Takai piche, dekhi he'nyali beshe

LuTiye, lukiye, smriti'r pothe.

Aajke se to miliye geche.

Jetei hoto, kheyali se je!

Raat keTe phuTeche aalo.

Muchhe geche tar chinho.

Andhaar'er otol'e ekhon ghumiye,

Sei shongahin he'nyali shonket,

Kobita'r deshe swapno dekhche.

Chesta

jodi aaj ondhokar thele tomar samne cheye boshi?

jani, hotash hobo.

jodi boli, "amar golpe tumi acho",

tokhon'o ekla robo.

ekla thaka ki?

khonokalin uposthitir porer bhag?

tobuo, jodi boli amar sopno tomar dewa?

amar gan, akash, raat, rail-line, rasta, rong

tomate suru, tomate sesh?

amar kolpona, golpo bona,

kalponik jontrona,

sob tomar kaache pawa?

mobile ta tomar opekkhay klanto.

raat'er akash'e meghgulo chonnochara.

metro station'e ekraash sunyota.

ar amar kothay oshonglogno chondopoton.

tobuo, eguli kothar kotha.

dirghoshwash ekhon to aar khelna noy,

ochena, tai felna hoyeche.

obibechok'er asha tobu ofuronto.

se jane, tumi chinte parbe

bhoy pawa cheharata.

se mane, tomar shoron'e asbe

holud abir makhata.

aaj majhraate ekbar tomar kache jabo,

doroja khule dio.

pranbhomra ta tomar muthoy bondhok rekhe,

notun sokal'e hariye jabo.

Bethuadohori

aschhe baar jokhon tumi amar kotha chaibe,

tomay bolbo, "cholo, bethuyadohori jai."

oi nam je chobi keteche sopnokon'e,

take dekhe ashbo moder jhore pora bastob'er din'e.

ghorer kache tomar apnar sriti..

sekhane khanikta kolpona'y aar bakita bhalobeshe,

tomar kajol meshabo jongol'er sobuje.

dinta hobe kono alshemir roddur ba ek meghsojol sokalbela.

tomar khelar shorik hobo ami.

amar mathay thakbe tomar chata.

hotath kore boka'r moto proshno kore

bhabbo, "ei bokamir hoyto jutbe bhalobasha."

tarpor poronto belay amra guesthouse'e.

tokhon tumi amar cheye tofate, abar ekaki, bishonno.

jhijhipokara amar osthirotay mukhor hole,

onekkhani pore tumi bhul kore amay kaache deke nebe.

aschhe baar jokhon tumi amay kache dakbe,

kan'e kan'e bolbo, "cholo, bethuadohori jai."

Sondhe hole

cholo arekbar baghbajar theke launch'e uthi.

jokhon ganga'r buk'e sondhe nambe,

aar dudhaar'er bati-stombho'ra jele uthe amader bolbe-

tomra golpo koro, ei shunnota dhako tomader kothay.

aste aste launch jol kete maajhdoriyay,

amar kotha ke joriye dhorbe tomar haashi,

railing dhore amra jol dekhbo..

onek, onek jol..

tomar-amar sohor'er pash diye boye jay,

aaj taake dekhte eshechi.

aahiritola, beniyatola, periye amra tokhon howrah bridge ch'nui ch'nui

khoniker jonno tomar aakash theke megh udhao, ekta achinpur'er sopno elo.

na bola kothay tumi amake sei sopno shonale.

eto lok'er majhe eksathe obolilay bhashte bhashte tarpor bridge'er tolay.

tomar noyon'er moni'te alo'y mora rabindra setu,

nistobdhota aar engine'er spondon eisomoye amader aboho-shongit.

kromosho amra e paar hote o paar er kachakachi.

jokhon dangay uthbo, notun kore banchbo.

hok na samannyo somoyer oboshor..

oboshor'e eka thakte nei, bhalobashte hoy.

jeti'r opore pashapashi boshe din'er molinota bhulbo.

here jawa bhulbo, dirghoshwash bhulbo.

ekakaar hobo.

haashi'r pore obhiman hobe,

tar'o por'e man bhangano.

sob hobe somoy ke hariye diye,

baki sokkol'er byastota amra tokhon oshwikar kori.

khanik baad'e ekta gaan'er koli tomar thonthe, amra bari ferar bus'e uthechi.

jatri-conductor bochosha, badurjhola badamwala, sudhu teel'er obhab sobar bhir'e.

kintu amra khola janalar dhare, boshe..

kothay jeno hariye gechi.

seshe bus theke neme eke oporer ghormukho hobo.

sathe thakbe bus'er ticket ta.

cholo arekbar howrah theke bus'e uthi.

Ichchhe

ichchhegulo aaj chhaidaani te

ichchhegulo boba.

tobuo hajir ichchhe aaj'o, jokhon

norchhe mathar poka.