Paranoia

Listen to the whistling songbirds lore

You feel nothing is wrong anymore

And yet on the whiteness of the snow

Can’t miss the signs of blood and gore

The quaintness in its blissful charm

Reassures there is no fear of harm

And yet comes floating with the wind

Voices wailing in frightened alarm

The sunshine sifting through the mist

Paints a picture of paramours’ tryst

And yet hidden in its alluring grace

Dark, deathly threats quietly exist

The stream flows into the wilderness

With a promise of a soothing caress

But within its sparkling water lies

A stealthy sinuous venomous mess

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Wanderer

Wailing wanderer without a clue

Wafting dreams long overdue

Wallowing in the morning dew

Whistling wistful melodies in rue

Magical moments lost in time

Memories do mournfully chime

Mirthful mystics talk sublime

Mulling over what must be true

Paths pondered, tread abreast

Passions partaken in all zest

Parables pruned in eternal quest

Piqued paramours bid adieu 

Slight of sight

Through the window pane

A dusty town to see

That enthrals the mundane

And drown in reverie

Tender memories fly

In a hesitant mood

Flooding grey skies

In desolation brood

Amazing Earth

Amazed, you amaze me O earth

I see a dismal world since birth

Amazed, we still yearn to be free

Amazed at the mounting wrath we see

Amazed, you amaze me lot more

Hunger pangs overwhelm evermore

Amazed, you amaze me again

All over I see the trades of bane

I see the balance sheets of life

Strewn with inane blood and strife

Pain is all this life is ever worth

I salute thee O’ amazing earth

Translation of "Obak Prithibi Obak Korle Tumi" by Sukanta Bhattacharya

O’ milady from distant shores

I know, I do know who you are
O’ milady from distant shores
You hail from beyond oceans, far
O’ milady from distant shores

You, I beheld, in autumn lights
You, I beheld, in moonlit nights
You, I hold, within my core
O’ milady from distant shores

I listened awestruck and spellbound
In the vast skies your songs resound
My soul is for yours to take unbound
O’ milady from distant shores

I have tread a thousand miles
To set foot in your native isles
I arrived alone at your doors
O’ milady from distant shores

(Translation of "Ami chini go chini tomarey ogo bideshini" by Tagore)