Cry Of A River: Let Me Live Poem by kafil uddin raihan.

Cry Of A River: Let Me Live

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They built a dam at past.
That was called farakka.
They never think of me, us.
We are drying day by day.
Water levels are going down.
During the summer.
Here none can know me.
Anyone can make mistake.
Thinking me a desert.
Day by day I am loosing myself.

Now they are going to make a dam.
Across the borak river at tipaimukh.
I will loose my last sign.
I will become a desert for whole years.
But there is no headache to them.

It seems to me that,
I was born to die in such way.
But I want to live.
I want to see this small land more.
I want to nourish this poor people for era.
Is there anyone to hear my cry.
Once I was a soulmate of yours too.
But now a freak line takes us away.

Please, don't kill me.
I belong to bangladesh.
I belong to subcontinent.
I belong to asia.
I belong to this world.
Let me live...
Let me love...
Let me nourish my children...
Let me be a river.
Flowing on and on for ever.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Sanober Khan 12 June 2009

Wow, brilliant write, Written from the point of view of a river, Its very unique, the flow of your poem is smooth, and all u have is one humble request 'Let me be a river', , , I loved it thanks for sharing!

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Priyanka Bhowmick 12 June 2009

the expressions of a river is revealed in dis piece.. ya it's a big loss to humans..nice penned..

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Brishti Mazumdar 12 June 2009

I liked your way of expressing.....10 for your message...Brishti...

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Maitreyee Joshi 12 June 2009

this condition of the rivers is not the only problem of Bangladesh but also the world over.good that we poets realise this and bring about the enlightinment.good write thanks

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They built a dam at past. That was called farakka. They never think of me, us. We are drying day by day. Water levels are going down. let me live is cry from river.. what an fantastic idea from poet.. i liked it....10 read mine don't kill me... global warming.. miss i miss u

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Amir Forougi 05 July 2009

Love of nature and anthropomorphism.Great 9

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Saadat Tahir 20 June 2009

a befitting cry from the scarred and mangeled body of mother earth... we hear long lectures on sustainability and environ impact and fancy terminology.....which in the end comes to naught... great idea convept and visualisation...nice poem cheers

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love of nature and love of country indeed! nationaistic of you, that's nice.. good one :) 10

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Ashraful Musaddeq 12 June 2009

A nice poem with a great idea. You have feel the sorrow of the rivers in our country. It's message has universal appeal.10+++

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