Category: OTHER COMPOSITIONS
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Bridge (#WordPrompt)
Halfway across the bridge he stood And began to scratch his head Wondering, whether in wisdom …
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Changeless Change
cloudless, bright blue, summer sky had loomed on Monday, this no lie. The selfsame sky in spotless blue …
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Mirth from Perth
Monsignor Mirth – a resident of Perth,Grinned as he said – he came to this earth,To dine on frankfurters,With pickled olive starters,And pineapple tarts – to add to his girth. Monsignor Mirth – says he’s found no dearth,Of his chosen foods – in markets of Perth,In sleeveless undershirts,He dances as he squirtsRed wine in a […]
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On Your Lap
For happiness alone why should I aspire? Pray keep me instead seated on your lap …
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The Ostrich – Based on Sudhindra Nath Dutta’s “Utpakhi”
[What follows is an English translation/transcreation of the much quoted classic Bengali poem “utpakhi” (উটপাখী, meaning ostrich), written by Sudhindranath Dutta. He published it in his collection called “krandasi” (ক্রন্দসী, meaning the Sky and the Earth) in the Bengali year 1344, which could have been 1937 approximately, according to the Western calendar.I am putting this […]
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প্রেমিকের হারানো প্রেমের শোক – Based on “The Lover mourns for the Loss of Love” by W.B. Yeats
শুভ্র ললাট, স্থির করতল, মেঘলা কেশের রাশি, …
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লোকটি স্বর্গের বস্ত্র চায় – Based on “He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven” by W. B. Yeats
অমরাবতীর সূচিশিল্পিত বস্ত্র থাকলে মম, …
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যবে হবে তুমি পলিত প্রবীণা — Based on “When You Are Old” by W.B. Yeats
যবে হবে তুমি পলিত প্রবীণা, ডাকবে তন্দ্রা গভীর …
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আজ ভগবানের খোঁজ নেওয়া হয় নি
ভগবান ওহে, আজ ভোরে উঠে, …
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