OPRAAPTIR PRAAPTI

(BASED ON AN IMAGINARY RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ‘CHAAD’ & ‘NARIKEL GAACH’)

“..Hoytoba jonmo hoyechilo amar
Kono ek shukontthi pakhir poragayone,
Noyto kono graammo shorol grihobodhur
Olosh shomoy katanor shopno-purone..

Protiniyoto utkontthaake shongi kore;
Obujh poshugulur haat theke baachte
Jedin bondi holam ghere - shuru korlam valobaashte..

Probol jhore aakre thaaktam
Nishpraan baash r kaapor
Evabei voy-k shaathe niye
Daraalam, shoja kore paajor..

Sheetol chaaya, bataash r fol;
R kichui noy
Amake srishty kore
Sroshta shaathe diyechilo ei shombol!

Udaash bikele sraanto baatashe
Pothik jokhon eshe boshto
Taar klaanto shorir jurate-i hobe
Shudhu e-i thaakto amar broto..

..Otopor ek mishty raate chupi chupi taar aagomon
Ki opurbo labonno taar maajhe-
Ojaante-i haaralam praan-mon..

Taarpor theke shuru holo dekha taar shaathe,
Megheder porda shoriye
Aabegi lojjay bibroto hotam,
Nijeke raakhtam potre joriye..

Shaara din kete jeto opekkha kore
Raatri ele-i chokhachokhi
Mone shudhu chawoa, na ea noy shesh
Aaro bohu kichu aache baaki..

Shaahoshe buk bedhe ekdin tai
Janaalam gopon kotha
Na jani keno taar dyutimoy haashite
Shohosha buke jome uthlo baetha..

Heshe-i janalo, valo laaga taar -
Ei dur kothopokothone
Jaanalo sha amare chaay shongi korei -
Baastobe noy, shudhu shopone..

..Hothaath-e tibro baethar ek obosh chowa
Jeno shara daehe haat bolalo
Opraaptir shei praachin brikkhe
Jeno aaro ekti pata jukto holo..

Din-raat jure probol osrur tore
Akhi-pata jokhon klaanto,
Amar gurite thhaai neya pothiker moto
Holam ami-o baadhyo-sraanto..

Shei theke mone holo je udoy
Koto na shokol proshner,
Ek ek kore baad diye thaaklo
Rohossho shudhu jonmer!

Tobe ki karo jonmo shudhu debar jonnoi
Ektu-o ki nite noy?
Onto:onoler shikha diye purleo dite hobe-
Ea-o ki kovu hoy?

Shobai jokhon khudro amar kaache,
Ami matha kore uchu
Baakita jibon kivabe kaatabo
Jokhon -
Praaptir kaache ami nichu?..

..Shokol ojana proshner uttor khujte
Baethito ami jokhon baesto,
Shohosha ek probol jhorer maajhe
Obosheshe korlaam nijeke naesto..

Shokol gorboke shaathi kore niye
Ami porlaam venge,
Jiboner shesh muhurteo dekhlam taake -
Rongin, bedonaar nil ronge..

Akhipata duti ekotrito kore
Boron korlam jibon shayaahner khontire,
Shudor r kichu dekhte chai na,
Jokhon dekhechi taar mukhchhobitire..

Aajo taar chhaaya pore amar upor
Josnaara koray ea shomaadhire snaan,
Dehotaeg korechi ea kotha shotto;
Tobe taake valobasha theke -

Pai ni poritraan!..”