Khola Chithi

Srija,                                           Khuchro manuser hridoy theke likhchi,
                                                                   13th Feb, 2004

molin udasinotar path dhore omolin dese esechi
ekhane jitini kichui, sudhu thokechi
Neruda r moto amake onyo keu kobi banayni
sekhane nodi, pahar, bidyut chilo na, chilo na kono osoni
kebol boyechilo premer jhor, ja dayni kono sonket
jhore gacher pata noreni, sudhu chilo amar jed
tumi bhalobaste gacher bolistho bahur alingon
ami j gach hote parini Srija, hoyni aponjon
kono futo adhunikotay tumi biswas koro na ami bujhi
tai to jiboner ontime dariye ajo nijeke khuji
samne kebol bistrito dhu dhu morubhumi
kothay sei ami?
- jani na

cold coffee r gondho ta ajo kichuta vese ase
sondhye 7 tar por keu chilo na, sudhu tumi chile pase
jhapsa hoye asa Pori k Victoria r dekhato na
Grand er tolar footpath ta akhon sompurno ochena
Park street er neon alo ajo amake dake
ajo bar theke beriye asi 10 taka bokhsis rekhe
mone ache, Derozio r somadhir samner baccha ta ke?
akhon se boro hoye gache rasta r dhulo mekhe
r chilo cigarette khaway tomar bar bar nisedh
cigarette k ajo charini, ki korbe?
-amar jed

tomar sritir ki khobor? kirokom?
naki puro dhulor aborone jhokhom!
tarpor? k tomar nagpase akhon boddho?
naki tumi ochena! sob dorja bondho
chinta koro na, abar keu bondho dorja khulbe
abar kono otripto manus kole matha rakhbe
se pagoler moto khujbe nijer asroy
r jei hok, amar ovukto kobita noy
tumi bristi r moto sikto koro tar rukhhta ta ke
tarpor ki hoy janio sudhu amake
-jhoro bataser hat dhore

kal koto tarikh? mone ache? naki vule gacho?
hoyto achomka upohar dewar jonyo chup kore acho!
ei kobita tai tomar upohar, etai amar sombol
ami tomay bhalobesechilam, jane bristir jol
chinta nei, r keu jane na amader premer karchupi
kebol batas sonabe tomay ei kobita chupi chupi
tarpor, bataser vetor thele debo kobitar kagoj gulo
amake dhore rakha sriti gulo tumi vulo
sudhu ato tuku mone rekho
valo theko Srija
valo theko

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ami o amar porichoy