Absence...

Wind-swept days
Stormy nights
Rain and thunder
Wet-soaked earth
The fragrance of spring
sweetens the breeze
The world bubbling with new life
dipped in soft green hues..
And mine...ebbing away every moment
All loveliness lies wasted
The rainbow turns ashen
The roses wither at my touch
My black dupatta
enfolds my empty shell..
My shroud has it become..
For i no longer exist
And how can i?
In your absence...

Come Away With Me.....

Come away with me in the night
Come away with me
And I will write you a song
Come away with me on a bus
Come away where they can't tempt us
With their lies
I want to walk with you
On a cloudy day
In fields where the yellow grass grows knee-high
So won't you try to come
Come away with me and we'll talk
On a mountain top
Come away with me
And I'll never stop loving you
And I want to wake up with the rain
Falling on a tin roof
While I'm safe there in your arms
So all I ask is for you
To come away with me in the night
Come away with me ....



A song i love....it calms me down n Norah Jones's is an absolute fav...in this era of blaring noises posing as music...a refreshing change.

Our morning cuppa...

Parineeta

Brishti jhor-jhor porche
Ratriu anek holo
Aajke ki ashbe na..?
Shobuj ronger sharee porechi
Tumar priyo chingdi-maach baniyechi
Aar mathai shei laal tip
Phone ta beje uthol
''Ki?deri hobe..?anek kaaj office?''
hmm....
Tumar ghor,tumar shontaan,tumari apekha
Jeeboner protita rong sudhu tumar jonyo..
Brishti kichu thaamche ekhoni
Amaar kintu khoob khide peyeche
Khete khete bhaablaam
Chingdi ekdom bhaalo lage na amaar
Kaalke eelish baanabo
Amaar priyo...

Again another first!My first bengali poem!never thought could manage this....bt then the language of Ghatak and Ray cannot be ignored...can it??!This poem is dedicated to the most important man in my life...my dad...its to him i owe my love of this language...and of course my appreciation of everything else...love you always Abba..

Hopunor kesa rong....

Botah ezaak
Boise nirobe
Hemeka hemeka
mon mur

Nikhar akahot
jolisa tumiyei
Antoror gobhirotat
tumarei astityo
Tumar kumol porohot
jiyai uthise hokolu hopun

Hondhiyar saakit
hewali raatit
tumiyei nihito
Abhimaani hiya mur
tumiyei uposai tula

Aaji aasa kahot
hopunot-dithokot
maloya botahot

Kintu rong bur je bor alohuwa
Homoyor nisthur sporhot
Khanna-bikhanna nohobone?

Tumar morome avori dhoribone...
Bihonnotar dawor?
Dibane aaji protistruti
siro kalor aapun huwar...?

Stars n Sunshine..

Stars and sunshine
Crystals of glass
Shimmering silently
in the warmth of an october night
Wind-swept autumn days
brimming with loveliness
The winter chill now
shivering,lifeless living
a throbbing emptiness
But in the depths of my heart
A lamp still burns
The warmth of your love
pervades my being..

KUCH BIKHRE HUE LAFZ..

Kuch khamosh pal
kuch sard raatein
subaah ki khili dhoop
aur us khwab ka tootna
kya ye wahi manzar hain
jiska tha yun intezaar?

kuch khwaab bheege palko pe
kuch armaan ankahe se
sukhe patto ki sarsarahat
aur ek aahat..kuch jaani pehchaani
kya ye wahi hain
jinka tha yun intezaar?

Kaach ki choodiyan bikhri hui
kuch mere sapno ki tarah
apne aachal main samaetne ki koshish
woh saare lamhe,woh saara dard
pal pal yun guzarna
jaise sadiyaan dhoond rahi hoon
aasman ka har ek sitara
khwabon main boon rahi hoon

Toot ke bikhar bhi jao agar
zubaan khamosh rahe magar
mera dard sirf mera hain
ise baat nahi sakti main
bahut apnaa sa lagta hain
aapka har sitam..

Surprise!an attempt to write in an alien language...bt the only language that can capture my thoughts rite nw..dedicated to someone very special..who made me realise that life is more than jst living...its experiencing..every moment..every pulse..opening a window into a world where dreams do come true..thank you fr everything!

Autumn Leaves....

Autumn leaves
warm and mellow
Like your presence
filling up the spaces
A slight chill creeps up
tingling..sharp
The pang of absence
The joy of waiting
A tawny-hued shawl
knit with remembrances
keeps the winter at bay
Fragrant white blossoms
litter the concrete paths
I inhale in deeply
A sudden sweetness
A balmy evening
golden and soft
like the touch of your words
Let winter come in then..
A fire lights my soul.

Wish You Were Here...

So you think you can tell
Heaven from hell,
Blue skys from pain
Can you tell a green field
From a cold steel rail?
A smile from a veil?
Do u think you can tell?

And did they get you to trade
Your heroes for ghosts?
Hot ashes for trees?
Hot air for a cool breeze?
Cold comfort for change?
And did you exchange
A walk on part in the war
For a lead role in a cage?

How i wish,how i wish you were here
We are just two lost souls
Swimming in a fish bowl
Year after year
Running over the same old ground
What have we found?
The same old fears
Wish you were here...

Hi ginger n geetu...This goes out to you guys..written by a little known poet Gilmour Waters..i wish i could write like this!This stuff is awesome..check it out..not cut n dried litt...but living n breathing for a change!