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.
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.
...
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.
...
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.
...
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
...
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
...