I was walking through a moonlit night of the winter
The magic of night bewildered me like a hidden hunter.
A rippling sound was echoing on the chest of the river
And mangroves were sleeping as if grappling each other.
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In this city I'm walking from long days
I'm diving and swimming into myself.
The sandbank has been appeared in the river of blood
And the eleventh day of a lunar fortnight has been vanished.
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Mom! How sweet call from the earth to the heaven
If mom blesses in happy mind, you're always lucky seven.
From insects to birds, birds to animal and for all
Mom gives shadow, inspiration and ready to response your call.
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March 7,1971 at Race Course Ground-
The great leader Sheik Mujibur Rahman
Announced in thunder voice, " This war is for war of liberation."
At once his voice spread out all over the country like
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I'm a Coca-Cola boy
I'm also noisy and bothersome boy
I'm the fire's envoy
I'm a Coca-Cola boy.
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I wanna go to the nearest of you
But an invisible wall is between us
I need only a break through.
As a solicitous and an inspiring doll
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Love each other like Kangaroo style
This style will be appreciated with high-profile.
Firstly get yourself admitted in the Kangaroo's school
Don't hesitate; as teachers they're calm and cool.
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The river of very big eyes of grown up girl
Always awakes in the lap of the lulling aunt
Though the moral duty of the lulling aunt is to lull!
In foggy night the raft of illusory realism floats on its chest
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I've born in the busiest time of God
No time of Him to look at me
I'm dying before to die
My tearful eyes are like salted sea.
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A hungry boy does need a handful of rice
No need to know what's bad and what's nice.
In pang of hunger when he runs door to door as a runner
No time to know the secrets of Monalisa smile and who's Homer.
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Girl! You have worn anklet on your feet
There is knee-deep water in my yard.
If you want to take smell of lemon's leaf
Little by little pick up your cloth to the knee.
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A white dwarf sent a brazen bell to the lonely Scare-crow
In the faint moonlight of night the crows woke up
Hearing the sound of bell
From long days those crows evacuated feces and urine
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We don't fear the Giraffe, but mosquitoes
Though they're not revolutionists
If a force of gravitation lost its way
The chain of command of the theory of dynamics
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Slitting the chest of darkness a swarm of spiders
Was seeking the surface of the earth on creeping
The rocks of hard layer are like the container of dreams…
It was calling those again and again in eyes of mirage.
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Never try to kill yourself
Life is sometimes painful
But maximum time is beautiful.
No one is waiting for you with love-dish
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My mother's name is World
She doesn't know what hatred is!
A divine peace is always in her lap
And her finger's touch is better than kiss.
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Who is my assassin? Is silent weevil?
Is shadow of unfaithful? Thunder of Michael!
Is evil spirit of cursed house? Lead of air?
Nicotine or guillotine! The proud Sun god!
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Zarasandh and Zoroaster
One is king and another is the founder of religion,
Don't think between two one is as lion
May be true or not, both are one kind of juggler.
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Sweet babe! Don't cry for love
Let it come in freely and with dignity.
Keep yourself in smiling face,
Some strawberries store in the freeze
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In the night of olive color a silent assassin
Entered into the mysterious stable…
The horses were drowsing as deaf.
The eyes of assassin was like sharpened blade
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Zillur Rahman Shuvro is a prominent poet of Bangladesh. He has written 25 novels in his native language. But he writes poems in English. Writing is his passion.)
Walking Through Moonlight
I was walking through a moonlit night of the winter
The magic of night bewildered me like a hidden hunter.
A rippling sound was echoing on the chest of the river
And mangroves were sleeping as if grappling each other.
The cornfield was covered by the wrapper of deep mist
And a nocturnal jackal was crossing me from the east.
The sensitive plants were bending down faces with shame
A blinking star was calling a camouflaged firefly by its name.
I was obsessed by the marvelous beauty
Suddenly from behind someone hugged me.
My beautiful beloved who stood apart from long days
To see her surprising waves were rolling in the sea of eyes.
‘How are you? ' She asked me in trembling heart
‘Not so fine! ' Walking side by side I answered.
Still you're embedded in my heart like a prickly stuff
Sometimes I feel a male can't live without better half.
Speechless for a little time and tear drops on her face
Bitter memories evoked her but she was walking with grace.
My heart was aching for her…I griped her soft hand
But our fate was unfortunately submerged into quick-sand.
‘Don't touch me! ' she screamed out…'Man is alone by birth!
And who can kiss his bad time…he's happy in the earth.'
But I know lonely life is very painful like flickering fire
Life as if boat of hope and despair…she melted away in the air.