Tendrils of Love

While the rains lashed upon our roof,

A few saline drops melted in an embrace

And eyes conversed through tendrils of love;

Ours is a wild flower

The one you caress as a breeze

And before whispers blot the silence

Without a rush, let's steal a kiss...

In the still darkness of the night

Crumpled sheets tell a tale so different

Like when my fingers brushed against your palm

Amidst the hustle in the rickety bus

The mirrors lie, we've grown younger

Our hearts more vivacious than ever,

More than the mundane demeanour

The little fights spice it up and binds us stronger

Ours is a story too plain, and grey

Like my hair that separate each day

Paint it with joy, oil with care

Love's buttoned pain, together we shall share !

CHAOS

If without a roof, let the sky house you.

And the strikes of time clothe your dreams

Wander like the clouds, pregnant with thoughts

Of black and white threads woven together

In a mosaic of fabric that nestles the golden butterfly

Causing a chaos that shapes the destiny

Of a million drops that make up the ocean.

I await you

With your yellow photograph for comfort
And the old magazines, I still remember you,
Amidst the the silent humdrum of  Mumbai
A milieu of million dots, like us
Lost, without a second stare.
Unlike , the valley you loved
Wherein you're an unspoken memory
Lost to the greed of the red river
While you tried to cleanse its stains

Rains wash away your sins,they say
Was it your act of love they loathed?
Perhaps, peace pierced through their hearts
That you stand just a dissolved blot
 Night was their excuse and you brought'em sunshine
You deserved it,they would say
You wouldn't have understood their passion
And they couldn't allow your freedom
Why didn't you stoop a little,
"Adjust" to their demands, like everyone else did
When their sons preferred blood to vermilion
For ideals they're sure they knew best

Then, it happened what I dreaded most
T'was one of those stormy nights

When darkness throttled the sunshine

Like the clouds in the crimson sky

The lines hazy as ever, loosing away......

Your absence is still a nuisance to me
 I look out of the window for you, as a habit
My vermillion  shines yet as brightly
While my prayers still await you

p.s---Wrote after seeing an Assamese movie-Ekhon Nedekha Nodir Xipare (As the river flows)

PANACEA

When the melody’s long gone, fear screams,

‘Remember me, if not in memories, through stories

Of blood split and innocence lost’

Making a mockery of the love that binds through

Few obscure lines, and few futile statistics

Rip through thousand empty hearts; their hopes

Turn saline at the confluence of their dreams

Riddles lie here, like the blood, scattered!

 Blame it on the dried tears and deaf ears

Unheard voices don’t count, lost in the clamour

Tides of youth, between mistrust and lies,

Silence echoes, in pursuit of panacea

Winged shoulders seek rest, lend yours

To soothe the scalded hearts and homes

In the light of reason, let every society rhyme

Amidst the poignant emotions, let it rain

Pregnant with hopes of a bright sunrise

Drapchi

Lost in translation
The muted chords of harmony
Reasons snuffed out
Like the tune you hum,your breath
Struggles to live, with hopes that belie
'You shall live, you shall not die !'
Break free of the chaos that reign
Thus the discoloured walls sigh !

p.s- Inspired to write after seeing a beautiful movie "Drapchi" which showcased the sad plight of people in Tibet

যাযাবৰী মই

মই দ্বীপ নহও, বিশাল সাগৰৰ ধৌ এজাক
মৰুভূমিৰ অভিমান সহাই  বৰষুণজাকৰ দৰে
গুচি যাও সুৰ বিলাই, কাগজী নাওঁ বুৰাই
জোকাৰি দিও স্মৃতি, এমুঠি মৰম গুজি
আইৰ চৰণৰ ধূলি বুটলি....


ৰঙা নদী নুবুজো তোমাৰ ব্যথা
বছৰি নিৰীহৰ কামিহাড় ভাঙি
কিয় পলোৱা কপটীৰ ক্ষুধা
কিহে উকিয়াই তোমাৰ বুকুত মানৱীয়্তা
স্বাধীনতাৰ পতাকা নে শান্তিৰ কপৌ উৰাই?
উত্তৰবিহীন, তুমি যে মাথোঁ সাথৰ এটি !


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অত্তালিকাৰে ৰঁদালি লুকালে কোনে?
মৰম নুবুজা শালীনতাৰ ভন্দ খেলা
বিভিষিকাৰে অৰুনোদয়ৰ বুকু ৰাঙলি
তথাপি নিমাত কিয় তুমি ?


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