Phire Esho, Chaka - Binoy Majumdar

(From one of my favorite poets, Binoy Majumdar's Phire Esho, Chaka)


Eepshito shikkhayotawne jabar basona hoyechhilo |
Giye dekhi trawsto mukh, upolokkho somudro udhao |
Bhromor poshe na keu; nobotawro haasir madhyom
Sekhane sulawbho noy; kaantagach poorbei prostut |


Kichhu aalokito holo somachchhonno baansh, bhobishyot |
Ekhon somosya ei, kono korobeer sange aar
Khelar somoy kimba bishswosto sujog konodin
bhuleo debe na keu; baki achhe shuhdu khunno kroy |

The Railroad Station - Wislawa Szymborska

(Translated from the Polish the by Stanislaw Baranczak and Clare Cavanagh)

My nonarrival in the city of N.
took place on the dot.

You'd been alerted
in my unmailed letter.

You were able not to be there
at the agreed-upon time.

The train pulled up at Platform 3.
A lot of people got out.

My absence joined the throng
as it made its way toward the exit.

Several women rushed
to take my place
in all that rush.

Somebody ran up to one of them.
I didn't know him,
but she recognized him
immediately.

While they kissed
with not our lips,
a suitcase disappeared,
not mine.

The railroad station in the city of N.
passed its exam
in objective existence
with flying colors.

The whole remained in place.
Particulars scurried
along the designated tracks.

Even a rendezvous
took place as planned.

Beyond the reach
of our presence.

In the paradise lost
of probability.

Somewhere else.
Somewhere else.
How these little words ring.

The Gandhian Way

 

Occupy Wall Street, a peaceful series of demonstrations is spreading worldwide, this time against three particular classes that most people think were responsible for the global recessions - bankers, lobbyists and politicians.

According to their website, 

"Occupy Wall Street is a horizontally organized resistance movement employing the revolutionary Arab Spring tactic to restore democracy in America. We use a tool known as a "people's assembly" to facilitate collective decision making in an open, participatory and non-binding manner. We call ours the NYC General Assembly and we welcome people from all colors, genders and beliefs to attend our daily assemblies."

" .... restore democracy in America"! - Wait, Don't they take every opportunity to boastfully proclaim themselves as the most powerful democracy in the world? The truth is, America has lost her economic freedom a long back - to a bunch of bankers, lobbyists and politicians.

And today, yet another peaceful protest is brewing up across the countries, in a true Gandhian way.

Here is Julian Assange addressing the protesters today, in London.

Happy Birthday

As the moment approaches fast and the clock strikes twelve,
Coming out of the bedlam, removing the blanket of pain,
He smiles in his wandering thoughts and,
As promised, he sings to her "Happy Birthday" again!


Yes, he hurt her many times, its true!
But doesn't she know - how much did he rue;
And doesn't she know, how many times,
Was he rived inside - lonely and blue.
How many times did he want to say
Those three words, and night and day
Will pass by in vain,
Before does he ever speak again.


Never mind, my angel, sail away, ahoy!
Let you be full with bliss and joy.
As you set off on the new journey of life,
You never get hindered by the fear and strife.


And a thousand miles away, will be a dope
With a heavy heart still caressing a lost hope.
Nobody cared for him ever; but perhaps you,
Lost in the wilderness in an early morning dew,
May pick up his lonesome tunes - into the wild green,
Along the mossy road or beside the lake
In a moonlit night glowing with a silvery sheen.
On the way to the misty mountains,
In the drizzle or in the autumn rain -
Look there my friend, may you find him again!

The End of the Net-War?

 

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