Shamik Kumar Bose Poems

I liveth arou'd many temples, where I tho'ght Thou enliven
I wander'd like a zealo's traveller at the Ghats,
In the caves of the mountains, inside obscure jungles
What path I have not taken!
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Tears that come out of Joy
Do not Lie! Do not Lie!
Tears that make a sorrow lighter
Do never Die! Do never Die!
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If you only know how a stone sings

If you feel how a mountain grieves
If you see the farthest star in our milky way
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A word softly spoken
A gentle word at the bed of a gentle spring
A word softly taken
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This name puts me in a dream.. I do not know still why
something must be very special for me as it may sound
very ordinary to you.. and why?
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One day I shall come to you
when the evening sun will shine a bit brighter than usual.. the evening moon will be valiant to spell her magical beam.. my earth is still sun showered.. her beam will make the sleeping stars awake
the magical bird will then find a nest inside the moon.. his wings spread and wild will reflect in her glory
the waves will sparkle a bit more with germs of stars
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My little girl is very dictatorial
Quite often she is forgetful
of the measure of her age
She takes liberty while putting me in cage
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If you take my words!

Like a soliloquy of a winter wind
Sloping down the smooth slope of a snow clad mountain
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In this plastic world, I need to eject a plastic smile,
always on demand, to please someone,
for a sake of my own interest, a selfish interest!
Now stands as universal
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Everyone says you are so beautiful
So one day I looked at your face on a mirror of Time
I saw a beautiful skull.
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