Winds of Change

I used to be honeydew, love of your life

Winds of change came a blowing

And I hit delete button since you left me

All those words of love, the vows made

They're erased, have lost their space

Only an icy void remains cold as a grave

I've tried to lite a flame within 

Stave off the cold with unreal hopes

Each day that goes by hardens my freezing heart

And I bid adieu as each hope dies.

I'll let the river flow wherever it needs to go

After these waters sink into the sea

And sun sets behind our eyes

We'll meet again on the other side.

When im gone

 When I'm gone left this world behind

Floating into a fading sky

Perhaps become a speck of dust

Somewhere in the vast universe 

Or a tiny dot of twinkling light

Far far away from human sight

Will you know me then, will you love me again

Enclose me in a shell, gently

To grow into a teardrop pearl

Or will you dust me off the face

Of your polished  hearth

Will you look up to find my face

Etched among the stars

Still echoing your heartbeats afar

Or will you fail to find me

In remote constellations of stars

Will you hide in a rising tide

To reach my yearning heart

To pull me close, hold me to your heart

Or let me orbit eternally, stay afar.

Rewards

 There are those that stand out, those that shine 

Their every step resounds with accolades

Heaven itself eager rains blessings on them

Then there are those that light up momentarily

Fireworks in the sky, gone in twinkling of eye

They too draw admiration, a look of wonder

For that one moment lived in limelight

What of  also rans, those that stretched to their limit

May be carried on doggedly till the last breath

Those that battle on each day, head bent, shoulders taut 

What reward for their courage, what recognition

Awaits them save empty stands as they reach finish line

Bedraggled,  drained, yet soaring in spirit

Perseverance their medal, won in silence unnoticed.

Truth Unearthed

 There was a time,  not so very long ago

When our world stood upright and still

Then birds twittered and bees hummed,  

Then children laughed in glee

Present seemed a safe space

And golden future beckoned merrily 

Skirmishes and tussels came and went

Rhythamic waves from deep seas;

Lulled to sleep in our cozy cocoons 

We did not, we could not see

The churning within, the heaving beneath

Our earth turning upside down

In utter amazement our eyes wide

We saw the chasm that creased

And "us" and "them" stood face to face

Greatest of adversaries

Togetherness a mirage 

Peace unsteady on fragile wings

Red hot burning center crude reality

Bare fangs sheathed neath humanity.

নতুন গড়া

 কে জানে কবে দিন শেষ হয়ে যায়!

আজ আছি দূধে ভাতে

নিশ্চিত চলা দিনে রাতে

এক পরিপূর্ণ যাপন

যেন প্রস্ফুটিত কুসুম 

উজ্জ্বল,  কোমল, সুন্দর 

তবু ক্ষণ স্থায়ী 

ঈশান কোন কালো না হতেই

ধেয়ে আসে তুফান 

এক লহমা,  লন্ড ভন্ড ধরা

এবার শুর নতুন করে গড়া।

Its okay

 It's okay, it's okay, it's okay

That's all I am supposed to say

When you hound me from my hearth

It's okay

When you strip me of my birth 

It's okay

When I shed copious tears

It's okay

When I flee in mortal fear

It's okay

When all my paths are blocked

It's okay

When greedy hands grab my land

It's okay

When each straw is blown away

It's okay

When death rains from skies

It's okay

When severed bits shrivel and die

It's okay

When pain fills hollow eyes

It's okay

When open wounds can't dry 

It's okay

When I turn around and snarl

When my battered soul hits back

Let me hear you say

It's okay.

Revelation

Each day a revelation 

Veil lifts bit by bit

Exposing blinding truth

Like a curtain slowly rising

To reveal lighted stage

Actors in well rehearsed roles

Dance, sing, speak, emote

Person behind hidden

Till show ends

Beyond tinsel world

Of make believe 

Existential struggles

Search ensues

For identity, for authenticity

For welcoming niche

To return to

Like a homing pigeon.