..'BRISHTYR JONNO OPEKKHA'..

“..Tor shaathe porichoy hobar aage
Ami vabtaam brishty shudhu amar ekar
R borsha,
Shudhu amar prio ritu..
Tor shaathe porichoy hobar por
Dekhlam,
Shunlam,
Janlam
Ebong obosheshe maanlam
‘Brishty-bilaash’ tor majhe kotota purno!

Hajar mon kharap thaka shotteo
Ektukhani megh akashe jomlei
Ami tor chokher taaraay
Dekhtam anonder jhilik
Mone hoto – shaamne theke dekhsi
Megheder bojropaat..

Kothay jeno poresilam –
‘Je toruni vijeni brishty-te,
Sha hoy debi; noy gora pathorkhonde..’
Ami jani, tui debi na
Tui pathore-o gora na,
Kintu eto ucchhash ami kokhono
Fulbagane-o dekhini – brishtyr jonne!..

..Brishty r tui prem-moy
Ea kotha-ti bujhesilam shedin
Jedin motamuti porichoyer pore
Dirghodiner peepashaarto
Dhaka-r raasta gulur moto shotejotahin
Amar monta-k oboshonnota theke jaagiye
Baaishe (22nd) June muthhophon-e bolesili –

‘Aj tumi shunechho ki
Shaajher bangla khobor?
Kaal shara raat brishty hobe
Vijbe shara shohor;
Vijbe shokol dalan-kothha
Vijbe tomar baari,
Doroja-ta khola rekho
Ami aashte pari..’

..Tui mone hoy nijeo janish na
Bochhorer dirghodin-ti kotota dirgho ketesilo
Hoyto ami toke
Kokhono janate-o parbo na..
Shei raate chaarpash chhapano brishtyr fota
Jokhon amar ghorer tiner chaale
Jhore porsilo tritaaler shure,
Tabla-r boler moto hothhat porlo
Tor norom haater toka
Amar badol-jole snaan kora dore’..
Shei prothom ami dekhlam
Tor brishty-japon –
Kokhono kochuripana fuler moto
Kokhono ba chhayaghera tol toley dighi
R, kokhono ba madhobilotar moton..
Amar mone hossilo
Ami ek oti-praakrito protijogitar
Nirob dorshok;
Brishtyr joler toke chhuye jaowar
R shokol brishtyjol tor maajhe dharon korar
Ek oparthib protijogitar
Ami ek nirob dorshok..
Shedin-e prothom tui amake bolesili –

‘Tumi ki amar brishty hobe?
Jhorbe amate jevabe borsha jhore khola mathhe?’
Uttore ami kisu-e bolini
Shudhu paan koresilam
Jome thaka shitol brishtyr fota
Tor ushno duti thhote..

..Toke dekhe ami shikhesilam
Brishty anonder-e bohi-prokash!
Kintu jedin tui amar obohelay
Tor mon-mondir kalo meghe chheye
Amar duti haat dhore prothom kedesili –
Mukhkhani ishot dokkhine shoriye;
Khub oshohaay lagsilo nijeke
Shotti bolsi, khub oshohaay!
Shedin-o ami kisu-e bolini toke
Shudhu polokhin drishtyte
Prothom barer moto dekhesilam –
Manob moner borsha o brishty
R shitol thhote niyesilam
Tor ushno akhijoler dhaara!..

..Onek din holo charpaash
Chhapiye brishty hote dekhi na,
Onek aapaato borsha gelo
Tor brishty-japon,
R toke dekhi na..
Smritir notebook-e dhulo jomte jomte
Tui itimoddhhei rup niyechhish
Eatel matir vaashkorje
Hoyto ekhon r tor jol laage na;
Hoyto tui rupantorito hoyechhish
Kochuripana theke cactus-e..
Ami jani tor ei rupantor
Aajo dhora poreni karo kaase
Kintu tui to janish tor rupantor
Dhora pore amar laajuk pongti-te..

Janina aj tui kothay achhish
Snaato hochhish akhi-jole kon shudure
Amar shesh koyekti line
Tor jonno,
Ami chhure dissi gaaner shure –

‘Aashbi jokhon tui, Priyo;
Aangina vorbe fule
Borosha jhorbe,
Borosha jhorbe
Rim jhimiye,
Duti hridoy
Jevabe mele..”