joba phool

baari'r
joba phool paah
raati
aru olop besi ronga jen hoi

thik tetiyai
jun tuwe
naak muhari muhari tololoi naami aahe...
aru kothal gos jupa't auji auji
joba paah sai sai cigaret hupe

laaj'ote joba paah aru olop ronga pore

rong dekhi unmad picasso
ghohi ghohi ronga soki aru ronga kore
ekhon nimontroni sithi di thoi jai mondir'ot -
sithi'r xironama: woman in a red armchair

purohit'or montro't aboddho kali guxani
mondir'ot usspisai thake spain jabo nuwari

oboxekh'ot
putou jonmi
jun tuwe
ronga joba paah singi aane
aaru
kali guxani'r haat'ot guji thoi jai

thik tetiyai
picasso'r ronga soki'r
aasol ronga rong tu futi uthe

jun tuwe xekh cigaret tu xekh kori
akou akaakh'oloi ubhoti jai

baari khon'ok di thoi jai
pun'or ubhoti naaha'r eta misa protishruti !

rain drunk

the coffee i sip turns into tea
inside my mouth
gradually

i sit by the window
watching the rain
the tea flows through me
like the rain water flowing by my garden

the coffee remains stuck in my head
like the clouds in the sky - struggling not to rain anymore

i sip my wine once again 

distracted

distracted
i forget to be astray

the path is moonlit
i search for darkness

i dismiss the sea
my tears are more saline,
suits me better

just before
jill comes tumbling
i stop her
carry her pail
and pour it back to the sea
to return the favour
of the last twenty years


the ungrateful sea
recedes away
its pride is hurt

refused by the sea
i look up
the sky is moonlit
no clouds
there will be no rain tonight


disappointed
i close my torn umbrella


the street lamp 
suddenly turns off
all is dark

and there was no moonlight
only electricity


distracted
i again forget to be astray

the moonless sky starts raining
distracted
i once again forget to be astray 

and now
everywhere i go
i go astray

the moon remains hidden behind my torn umbrella

...

half the moon and a bit more
for you
and all your favourite colours too, for you
i carry, as i walk beyond myself

your fists are clenched -
in refusal
i pry them open, finger by finger
ten moments of lifetime memories!
i touch them
as if i touch my life again

i slid the half and more moon on your finger
it fits like the perfect ring
i put down your favourite colours by your bedside
they look like the perfect dream

then
i walk beyond myself, and away from you