Ekti tulsi gacher smritir songe joriye thaka purono barir gondho...babar gondho...!!
Chhoto belar shei tulshi-moncho ta hothat porlo mone;
Eet gantha char te chhoto dewal uthoner ak koney |
Roj bhorey poob dikey firey “Ong Joba-Kushuma…” bola,
Ba, sokale mone mone bole saradin bhalo hoye chola |
Bhulini kichui |
Shudhu bhule gechi koto bochhor gache hariye!
Koto bochhor hoyechhe noshto |
Aaj poorno boyeshko hoye oteet gachhe periye!
Smriti-gulo khali sposhto |
Ak tola shei purono barita khub priyo chhilo amar |
Ota j baba nijer haate gorechhilo |
Ghorer proti ti eet e petam gondho babar!
Khub chhotobela tei j baba hariye gechhilo |
Ma-er chhokhe amader k niye onek swopno chhilo |
Amader dui bon k manush korechhilo ma |
Shikhiye chhilo khuti-nati shob rokom kaj
Ebong shei tulshi-monche bhor bela “Ong Joba-Kushuma…”
Sadharon jibon katiye akdin uthlam boro hoye |
Didir tokhon college shesh, ami pori college e;
Amon somoy ma theek korlo didir biye debe |
Didi k tai sajiye tullo notun rokom saje |
Tarpor akdin ora elo;
Didi k dekte elo ora |
Didi k oder pochhondo holo |
Bari tao holo pochhondo |
Ma-er kachh theke tai
Onno kichhu na cheye
Ei bari-ta chailo ora!
Barir binimoye ora flat debe
Main road er dhare |
Tulshi-moncho tao ora niye nebe; songe
Badhano uthon take!
Sedin chhilo didir biye |
Bhor bela uthe, sesh bar er moto
Shei tulsi-tolay eshe:
“Ong Joba-Kushuma…”
Tarpor shob palte galo:
Didi galo chole |
Shob kichui palte galo!
Bari o galo bodle |
Flat ta te obosso
Tulsi tola nei;
Nei khola uthon |
Poob dike ache onno kader ghor;
Adhunik sohure gothon |
Tai roj bikel belay
Purono bari ta te jetam |
Tulsi-moncho tao ektu dekha hoto;
Aar babar gondho o petam |
Bari ta to phakai pore;
Kano j ora nilo!
Tulsi-moncho r babar gondho j
Etei atke chhilo |
Kal er srote bheshe giye somoy gachhe boye |
Somondo dekhe tarpor akdin amar o holo biye!
Erao ama k dekte eshe chhilo |
Flat ta obosso chay ni |
Ma er kach theke eta k r
Ora kere nayni |
Oshto-mongolar din jokhon flat e elam
Dupurey shobai ghumiye jabar por
Aami akbar purono bari ta te gelam |
Tulsi tola ta khna-khna korchhe!
Gach ta more gachhe | Sudhu uthoney
Char te chhoto dewal dariye ache!
Ak bar mone mone bollam:
“Ong Joba-Kushuma…”
Dhu-dhu ei phaka bari tae dhulo jome gachhe |
Keu e r thake na eta te; akai dariye ache |
Theek ma er i moto!
Sheydin bikelei Maa bollo
Didir bari theke khobor diyechhe
Ora naki amader purono bari ta k
Bhenge okhane shopping mall banabe!
Udbodhoner din naki amader nimontron korechhen jamai-babu |
Khub sigri bari bhenge
Shopping mall ta toiri hoye galo |
Tulsi moncher dikta
Customer der ashar dik | Aar
Babar ghor ta manager er ghor!
Bari ta bhangar por jano
Ei jayga ta theke
Babar gondho ta o chole gachhe!
Akhon baba sudhu thake frame e badhano
Dewal e tangano chhobi te |
Amar ghor er dewal e |
Chhobir niche dhoop kathi, ebong
Pashe poob diker khola janalaay
Akta chhotto tob e
Akta tulsi gachher chara |
