Sarwar Chowdhury, The Poet From Bangladesh Poem by Marieta Maglas

Sarwar Chowdhury, The Poet From Bangladesh

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I'm telling you about Bangladesh, a wonderful country,
Located in the Bay of Bengal, on its northern coast,
Between Brahmaputra and Ganges, a triangular territory
Extending eastward to embrace the Surma River Valley...
In the northeast and southeast, there are low hills of soft rocks.

Its ubiquitous Panthera Tigris, known as the Royal Bengal Tiger
A ferocious big cat which is nice and very grand
The national animal, finding always its royal home here,
In the pristine mangrove forests of the Sundarban land.
For hunting pig, antelope, young elephant, and deer.....

With tropical monsoons, combining Dravidian, Persian,
And west European cultures, Mongol, Arab, and Indo-Aryan
It has a national bird, the Doyle or the magpie robin
Changing its voice, breeding territories jealously guarding,
Unobtrusive each non-breeding season, nicely singing...

With the national flower, Shapla, the white water lily,
And Shapla Square, a monument in Dhaka, its capital.
With jackfruit, Kathal, the national big fruit, and really
Growing to huge sizes of hundreds of pounds, unique and real
And Nazrul Geetis, a foundation of vocals in its complexity.


I seemingly hear Nazrul Islam saying with a voice so clear
''Amai nohe go bhalobasho shudhu bhalobasho mor gaan.''
Meaning: ''Do not love only me, love my song dear''
And I'm telling you about the poet Kazi Nazrul Islam
And I'm telling you about the philosopher-poet Fakir Lalon


And about Rabindranath Tagore, the Nobel prize winner,
Jibonananda Dash, who wrote about nature as a poet
The tea gardens and the town on the bank of the Surma River
And about Sarwar, the wonderful poet from Sylhet
Who writes his poetry worthily being a very good conceiver.


When he confesses in writing: ''My naked Beauty said-''
'Microcosm', 'Nothing can move faster than love speed'
'This is Love speaking', ''Male + Female = The M a n''
'My moon-river', 'Our reciprocal gravitation orbit'
His poems are like jewels made by a very good craftsman.


'Drilled by love! '', 'to change 'dust into pure gold'.''
' ''To be a PERFECT LOVER! '', while ''Tempo come and go.''
'Magnetizing mate-chum' 'Quizzical mind ''in tension'
When he writes always his words always have a special glow
'All the best dear Bangladesh motherland mine ''I love you..'


He wrote about Royal Bengal so pleasant to the eye
' Do not know ''jostle and joggle'' He knows''Hazardous jolt'
Because he loves his country, the people, and the life
He is a real poet and his words fall like a thunderbolt.

Poem by Marieta Maglas

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Dr.subhendu Kar 10 June 2010

'All the best dear Bangladesh motherland mine ''I love you..'...oh what a style of narration by nature of Bangladesh and about poet friend sarwar, and nature when talks loudly by silence of sundarban and cascading ripples of ever streaming Ganges, wonderful tribute to Bangladesh and friend sarwar, and i salute to ur scholasticism,10+++, thanks for sharing

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Marieta Maglas 08 June 2010

mvvenkataraman Dear Marieta Magalas, An excellent description, About a literary genius, You have applied your mind, To bring out the best, I can only admire, As I feel to comment I am ineligible, When so many stalwarts have appreciated, Mine will be tiny and redundant. yours truly, M V VENKATARAMAN Dorothy A. Holmes apwlts2 Your sweet poetic voice here lovingly tells of a poet who speaks with beautiful descriptive words and of a land so enchanting I see with heart and ear...You left me breathless and smiling. Dorothy A Poet Who Loves To Sing Sana Rose Even my comment will be a far cry Mari! Am an Indian, but I haven't been able to describe the beauty of the country ever... my minus! And the descriptions are built with strong words... of course, the best tribute one can give our friend Sarwar! A Poem in his name! you are an enchantingly wise poetess... Sandra Martyres A terrific tribute to Sarwar and a great write encompassing a lot of information on Bangladesh as well...... seema chowdhury excellent poem, thanks a lot for sharing this beautiful poem with all. Karin Anderson Such a wonderful poem Marieta filled with so much information about Sarwar and Bangladesh. This is the beauty of this site, were we can learn and grow from one another. Sarwar is such a gifted poet and this is a fine tribute from your talented pen. You bring nature to life with your poem and thank you for all the work you have put into to creating this beautiful piece... RAJ NANDY AN AMAZING TRIBUTE MARIETA, VERY WELL WRITTEN! MY FATHER CAME FROM THAT PLACE! I WAS BORN IN CALCUTTA! BEFORE THE PARTITION IT USE TO BE ONE UNITED BENGAL! THANKS! - Raj Melanie This poem is very well penned and so beautiful. Great choice of words and a very unique writing style. Good work! T A Ramesh A nice tribute to a great poet of Bangladesh! Your deep interest in his poetry reveals through out your nice poem! Munia Khan Sorry for being late Mari but I salute you now on behalf of all the people of Bangladesh as the love and emotion you have shown here is so pure and so full of talent...A brilliant tribute to a wonderful poet and also to the entire nation! ! Thank you so much Mari! ! You are a wonderful soul! ! ! God bless you. Raj Arumugam A wonderful and magical poem, Marieta. It is marvelous to read about this land rendered in such a poetic voice. I look forward to more of this perhaps focusing on different aspect of the land and people of Bangladesh. Abhinav Baruah Wow, Marie..... awesome, beautiful description... sarwar chowdhury wow and WOW dear mari! ! ! ! Effervescent words has been written by you on my country and me! I am honored! ! I salute you on behalf of people of Bangladesh! I see, great lustre comming out from all signifiers of this heartfelt disclosure! Astonishing is, you covered most core points of our cultural value! Charming and encouraging indeed! The style of expressions compact, bold and beautiful! Again, I would say- 'Suceava, Romania and we are proud of you! ! ! My thanks from the core of my heart to you and all friends commenting here! ! ! John-Yves TABARO sparkles beautifully and represents Bangladesh in an image way better than that usually shown Mubeen Sadhika Great narration. Excellently composed. The description of Bangladesh is so beautiful. This poem is a wonderful tribute to Sarwar. This is an exceptional piece. You have rightly captured the soul of his poems. Dennis Go This is an awesome piece! The Bangladesh culture and history is being described clearly and Sarwar and his works illustrated brilliantly! Susan Jarvis A lesson in History as well as a glimmer of insight into a poet's mind. A proud tribute to Sarwar. :) Yelena M. Wow, Marieta, thanks for sharing this tribute to Sarwar.This is not only a masterful poetry, but also provides much knowledge about the country and its culture. heterodynemind Wow, so much history and culture abiding in here. :) Marie Shine A very finely constructed dedication to Sarwar, a truly wonderful poet. You have painted such a delightful picture of Sarwar's delighful country also, taking the reader on a guided tour. Kudos on a superb poem and a very charming tribute to Sarwar - a most gifted poet! Thank you for sharing Mari. Beautiful work! JoAnn McGrath I love tributes...they are always blessed with such love and friendship but thus one is a triple treat...we also can picture the land with your words and even read some history too...so well done through and through Jon London Beautifully composed my lovely, your heart and soul went into this fantabulous tribute to such an amazing poet..Perfectly painted my friend, this will have sarwar smiling from ear to ear...beautiful work my friend :) Knight of the House of Lancaster Mari - this is a beautiful tribute and to me an indication of the extent of your soul that you can be so efusive in your praise of Sarwar who is a lovely and also generous poet. There is so much understanding in PF that we all bath in its glow. The way in which you weave the flora and fauna and the philosophers and the topography and the language and the love and love making of Bangladesh into your elegant poem is amazing. It says so so much about Sarwar - who like you we all love and respect. It also tells us a lot about you. Your generosity - your love for us all - your love of poetry and your own brilliant poems. This is a lovely tribute Mari it makes us you and Sawar all the love and respect you both deserve. Thanks for caring - Love through music - JOHN X nimal dunuhinga Beautiful tribute to a country and the kind individual, your pen filled with love instead of ink. stella a wonderful tribute to Sarwar and Bangladesh.. Dulakshi Wakista very nice tribute dear.well penned..Great write..I really loved it..Superb creation.. carol amazing tribute such a beautful country thanks tom A wonderful tribute to Sawar and the land he so loves, well penned indeed Marieta. Fay Slimm Oh loud applause for this beautiful tribute not only to dear Sarwar but to the country of his birth - - the wonderful animals and plants which would never be known to the reader but for this poem I give you full marks and more for this work of distinction which honours a most worthy poet dear Marieta - - my thanks for the informative and eloquent read.

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Nivedita Bagchi SPC UK 04 June 2010

Dear Poet… wonderful poetry…and great tribute to Feeling Poet May I add that great Rabindranath Tagore [perhaps only poet] wrote National Anthem of two countries…India [Jana-Gana-Mana] and also Bagladesh {Amar Sonar Bangla]… 10/10+ Ms. Nivedita UK

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Pranab K Chakraborty 02 June 2010

You have pictured Bangladsh (a sovereign state) very well. Perhaps you know the language Bangla also. Otherwise Nazrul can not be quoted so sweetly there. At the same time, we are also Bengalees but of another country, India. In the federal structure of Indian territory our state is named West Bengal. We know Sundarban included within our geographical perifery, Royal Bengal Tiger is the national animal of India. May be some extension of it lies in Bangladesh. Anyway, as a Bengalee, I am grateful to you to make us affeared with the poet Sarowar Choudhury. Thank you very much. Actually this part of land where Bengalees reside (both in India and Bangladesh) poverty and poetisity are two treasures to their life to live with nature so closely. Yes, though this dialogue sounds crude but it is truth. Perhaps each and every Bengalee people a poet by nature. Many.. Many Regards to you, the poet Marieta Maglas, for your contribution to the off-beat-poetic-history for including the name of a Bengali poet named Sarowar Choudhury. Again I tell you, I respect your study to know the world and its people so closely. LIVE LONG.......WRITE MORE.......MORE....... 10+++ pranab

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